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Webster 1913 Edition


Half-bred

Half′-bredˊ

(-brĕdˊ)
,
Adj.
1.
Half-blooded.
[Obs.]
2.
Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good-breeding; not well trained.
Atterbury.

Webster 1828 Edition


Half-bred

H`ALF-BRED

,
Adj.
Mixed; mongrel; mean.

Definition 2024


half-bred

half-bred

English

Adjective

half-bred (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) half-blooded
  2. Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good breeding; not well trained.
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