Definition of breed

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Breed (v. i.) To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated, or to grow, as young before birth..

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Pug :: Pug (n.) One of a small breed of pet dogs having a short nose and head; a pug dog.
True-bred :: True-bred (a.) Being of real breeding or education; as, a true-bred gentleman..
Inbreed :: Inbreed (v. t.) To breed in and in. See under Breed, v. i..
Gentlewoman :: Gentlewoman (n.) A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above the vulgar.
In And An :: In and an (a. & adv.) Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same parentage. See under Breeding.
Twinner :: Twinner (n.) One who gives birth to twins; a breeder of twins.
Spitzenburgh :: Spitz dog () A breed of dogs having erect ears and long silky hair, usually white; -- called also Pomeranian dog, and louploup..
Cocktail :: Cocktail (n.) A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in his veins..
Devon :: Devon (n.) One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the country of Devon, England. Those of pure blood have a deep red color. The small, longhorned variety, called North Devons, is distinguished by the superiority of its working oxen..
Rookery :: Rookery (n.) The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves..
Verminous :: Verminous (a.) Tending to breed vermin; infested by vermin.
Overbreed :: Overbreed (v. t.) To breed to excess.
Breed :: Breed (v. i.) To have birth; to be produced or multiplied.
Foxhound :: Foxhound (n.) One of a special breed of hounds used for chasing foxes.
Breed :: Breed (v. t.) To raise, as any kind of stock..
Waybung :: Waybung (n.) An Australian insessorial bird (Corcorax melanorhamphus) noted for the curious actions of the male during the breeding season. It is black with a white patch on each wing.
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A limicoline bird of Europe and Asia (Pavoncella, / Philommachus, pugnax) allied to the sandpipers. The males during the breeding season have a large ruff of erectile feathers, variable in their colors, on the neck, and yellowish naked tubercles on the face. They are polygamous, and are noted for their pugnacity in the breeding season. The female is called reeve, or rheeve..
Cross :: Cross (n.) A mixing of breeds or stock, especially in cattle breeding; or the product of such intermixture; a hybrid of any kind..
Half Blood :: Half blood (n.) A person whose father and mother are of different races; a half-breed.
Brede :: Brede (n.) Alt. of Breed.
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