Definition of breed

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Breed (v. t.) To raise, as any kind of stock..

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Dachshund :: Dachshund (n.) One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and long body; -- called also badger dog. There are two kinds, the rough-haired and the smooth-haired..
Hereford :: Hereford (n.) One of a breed of cattle originating in Herefordshire, England. The Herefords are good working animals, and their beef-producing quality is excellent..
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..
Hellkite :: Hellkite (n.) A kite of infernal breed.
Half-bred :: Half-bred (a.) Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good-breeding; not well trained.
Pair :: Pair (v. i.) To be joined in paris; to couple; to mate, as for breeding..
Incivility :: Incivility (n.) Any act of rudeness or ill breeding.
Breed :: Breed (v. t.) To give birth to; to be the native place of; as, a pond breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men..
Blood :: Blood (n.) Descent from parents of recognized breed; excellence or purity of breed.
Etiquette :: Etiquette (n.) The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life; observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion; conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society..
Native :: Native (n.) Any of the live stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to pure and distinct imported breeds..
Interbreed :: Interbreed (v. t. & i.) To breed by crossing different stocks of animals or plants.
Pointer :: Pointer (n.) One of a breed of dogs trained to stop at scent of game, and with the nose point it out to sportsmen..
Coachdog :: Coachdog () One of a breed of dogs trained to accompany carriages; the Dalmatian dog.
Inbreed :: Inbreed (v. t.) To produce or generate within.
Bull Terrier :: Bull terrier () A breed of dogs obtained by crossing the bulldog and the terrier.
Struggled :: Strude (n.) A stock of breeding mares.
Foxhound :: Foxhound (n.) One of a special breed of hounds used for chasing foxes.
Dainty :: Dainty (superl.) Nice; delicate; elegant, in form, manner, or breeding; well-formed; neat; tender..
Propagate :: Propagate (v. t.) To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production; -- applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate a species of fruit tree..
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