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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Overbreed :: Overbreed (v. t.) To breed to excess.
Bloodhound :: Bloodhound (n.) A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff..
Stirpes :: Stirpiculture (n.) The breeding of special stocks or races.
Ungentle :: Ungentle (a.) Not gentle; lacking good breeding or delicacy; harsh.
Vermiparous :: Vermiparous (a.) Producing or breeding worms.
Tupman :: Tupman (n.) A man who breeds, or deals in tups..
Nidus :: Nidus (n.) A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed..
Stallmen :: Stallion (n.) A male horse not castrated; a male horse kept for breeding.
Rookery :: Rookery (n.) A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins, etc..
Mongrel :: Mongrel (a.) Not of a pure breed.
Breed :: Breed (n.) A number produced at once; a brood.
Breed :: Breed (v. t.) To take care of in infancy, and through the age of youth; to bring up; to nurse and foster..
Bull Terrier :: Bull terrier () A breed of dogs obtained by crossing the bulldog and the terrier.
Brahma :: Brahma (n.) A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also Brahmapootra..
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..
Collie :: Collie (n.) The Scotch shepherd dog. There are two breeds, the rough-haired and smooth-haired. It is remarkable for its intelligence, displayed especially in caring for flocks..
Native :: Native (n.) Any of the live stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to pure and distinct imported breeds..
Stop :: Stop (n.) The depression in the face of a dog between the skull and the nasal bones. It is conspicuous in the bulldog, pug, and some other breeds..
Excellent :: Excellent (a.) Excelling; surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense; superior; as, an excellent man, artist, citizen, husband, discourse, book, song, etc.; excellent breeding, principles, aims, action..
Dissentious :: Dissentious (a.) Marked by dissensions; apt to breed discord; quarrelsome; contentious; factious.
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