单词 | halfbred |
释义 | > see alsoalso refers to : half-bredadj.n. > as lemmashalf-bred 3. Of animals: Of good breed. So with reference to the comparative purity of the breed: thorough-bred, half-bred, three-parts-bred, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > domestic animal > [adjective] > of livestock > kept for breeding > well-bred gentle?a1300 true-bred1607 well-bred1607 racy1676 bred1710 high-bred1731 full-blood1764 full-blooded1784 thoroughbred1788 pure blood1818 toppy1893 straight-bred1898 straight1972 1710 London Gaz. No. 4677/4 Their Horses seem to have been bred Horses. 1787 ‘G. Gambado’ Acad. Horsemen 3 Nothing now is to be seen but bred horses. 1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany iii. 29 Thorough-bred horses in stalls. < see also as lemmas |
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