Definition of breed

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Breed (n.) A number produced at once; a brood.

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True-bred :: True-bred (a.) Of a genuine or right breed; as, a true-bred beast..
Blood :: Blood (n.) Descent from parents of recognized breed; excellence or purity of breed.
Conceive :: Conceive (v. i.) To have an embryo or fetus formed in the womb; to breed; to become pregnant.
Breed :: Breed (v. t.) To raise, as any kind of stock..
Water Cock :: Water cock () A large gallinule (Gallicrex cristatus) native of Australia, India, and the East Indies. In the breeding season the male is black and has a fleshy red caruncle, or horn, on the top of its head. Called also kora..
Rear :: Rear (v. t.) To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle..
Hound :: Hound (n.) A variety of the domestic dog, usually having large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent, as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound, boarhound, etc..
Verminous :: Verminous (a.) Tending to breed vermin; infested by vermin.
Blooded :: Blooded (a.) Having pure blood, or a large admixture or pure blood; of approved breed; of the best stock..
Migrate :: Migrate (v. i.) To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds..
Illiberal :: Illiberal (a.) Indicating a lack of breeding, culture, and the like; ignoble; rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous..
Breed :: Breed (n.) A race or variety of men or other animals (or of plants), perpetuating its special or distinctive characteristics by inheritance..
Indecorous :: Indecorous (a.) Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to good breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place; as, indecorous conduct..
Fashion :: Fashion (n.) Polite, fashionable, or genteel life; social position; good breeding; as, men of fashion..
Breeder :: Breeder (n.) One who, or that which, breeds, produces, brings up, etc..
Breeding :: Breeding (n.) Descent; pedigree; extraction.
Fancier :: Fancier (n.) One who fancies or has a special liking for, or interest in, a particular object or class or objects; hence, one who breeds and keeps for sale birds and animals; as, bird fancier, dog fancier, etc..
Bred :: Bred () imp. & p. p. of Breed.
Crossbreed :: Crossbreed (n.) Anything partaking of the natures of two different things; a hybrid.
Durham :: Durham (n.) One or a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the county of Durham, England. The Durham cattle are noted for their beef-producing quality..
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