home-breedingadj.

Brit.

/ˈhəʊmˌbriːdɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈhoʊmˌbridɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: home n.¹, breeding adj.

Etymology: < home n.¹ + breeding adj. Compare home-bred adj.

†1. Arising or proliferating in one's home country. Obsolete.

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1592 Greenes Groats-worth of Witte sig. D4 Those home-breeding foes, That from the eyes their venim do disperse.

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xvi. 666/1 To diuert these home-breeding rancors and practises, by employing the wits and bodies of men in other more honest things, the Earle of Candal..and the Lord L'Esparre, come secretly from Burdeaux.

2. Of a (species of) bird: that breeds in the home country of the speaker or writer; not migratory. Now rare.

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1878 Morning Post 7 Jan. 7/3 The effect of the early ending of close time is also to defeat the object of the said act, which is to increase the numbers of the home-breeding birds.

1914 Overland Monthly Feb. 181/2 The migrating ducks..have returned from their breeding places in Northern North America; and the home-breeding ducks have safely raised their broods among the tule ponds.

1939 J. Berry Status & Distribution Wild Geese & Wild Duck in Scotl. 57 The protection of this species..should be extended to cover the whole country if the home breeding birds are to be preserved.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	home-breeding
释义	home-breedingadj. Brit. /ˈhəʊmˌbriːdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈhoʊmˌbridɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: home n.¹, breeding adj. Etymology: < home n.¹ + breeding adj. Compare home-bred adj. †1. Arising or proliferating in one's home country. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1592 Greenes Groats-worth of Witte sig. D4 Those home-breeding foes, That from the eyes their venim do disperse. 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xvi. 666/1 To diuert these home-breeding rancors and practises, by employing the wits and bodies of men in other more honest things, the Earle of Candal..and the Lord L'Esparre, come secretly from Burdeaux. 2. Of a (species of) bird: that breeds in the home country of the speaker or writer; not migratory. Now rare. ΚΠ 1878 Morning Post 7 Jan. 7/3 The effect of the early ending of close time is also to defeat the object of the said act, which is to increase the numbers of the home-breeding birds. 1914 Overland Monthly Feb. 181/2 The migrating ducks..have returned from their breeding places in Northern North America; and the home-breeding ducks have safely raised their broods among the tule ponds. 1939 J. Berry Status & Distribution Wild Geese & Wild Duck in Scotl. 57 The protection of this species..should be extended to cover the whole country if the home breeding birds are to be preserved. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1592
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