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half-bred
adj 2noun 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
conceited, empiric
VERB + HALF-BRED
turn
HALF-BRED + NOUN
man
Definitions
adj
1
Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good breeding; not well trained.
He that is but Half a Philoſopher, is in danger of being an Atheiſt; an Half-Phyſician is apt to turn Empiric; an Half-Bred man is conceited in his Addreſs, and troubleſome in his Converſation.
2
Half-blooded.
noun
1
A half-blooded animal.
The Leicesters and half-breds are purchased by farmers who keep no breeding stock: they are well turniped during the winter, and clipped and fattened in the following season.
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Synonyms
adjective — (of animals) having only one purebred parent
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He that is but Half a Philoſopher, is in danger of being an Atheiſt; an Half-Phyſician is apt to turn Empiric; an Half-Bred man is conceited in his Addreſs, and troubleſome in his Converſation.
Wiktionary02
The Leicesters and half-breds are purchased by farmers who keep no breeding stock: they are well turniped during the winter, and clipped and fattened in the following season.
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