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51Home-bred — a. 1. Bred at home; domestic; not foreign. Home bred mischief. Milton. [1913 Webster] Benignity and home bred sense. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] 2. Not polished; rude; uncultivated. [1913 Webster] Only to me home bred youths belong. Dryden. [1913 …
52Deutsches Part-Bred Shetland Pony — Wichtige Daten Ursprung: Shetlandinseln/Deutschland Hauptzuchtgebiet: Deutschland Verbreitung …
53pure-bred — adj pedigree, pedigreed, pure blood, pure blooded, thoroughbred, full blooded, blooded ≠ cross bred, hybrid, mixed, mongrel * * * ▶ adjective PEDIGREE, thoroughbred, full bred, blooded, pedigreed, pure. Opposites hybrid. * * * pureˈ blood, pure… …
54What's Bred in the Bone — infobox Book | name = What s Bred in the Bone image caption = author = Robertson Davies illustrator = cover artist = country = Canada language = English series = The Cornish Trilogy genre = literary publisher = Macmillan of Canada pub date = 1985 …
55Indian Half-Bred — The Indian Half Bred was developed in India primarily at the army studs to produce suitable cavalry horses. They are descended from a cross between the native Kathiawari, oriental stock, the Australian Waler and a substantial amount of English… …
56well-bred — [ ,wel bred ] adjective 1. ) OLD FASHIONED someone who is well bred has been taught good manners and given a good education: a well bred young lady 2. ) a well bred animal has good qualities because of good BREEDING …
57what’s bred in the bone will come out in the flesh — Lifelong habits or inherited characteristics cannot be concealed (cf. blood will tell). The form and emphasis of the proverb have been altered in recent years by the omission of a negative. Cf. medieval L. osse radicatum raro de carne recedit,… …
58well bred — ▶ adjective WELL BROUGHT UP, polite, civil, mannerly, courteous, respectful; ladylike, gentlemanly, genteel, cultivated, urbane, proper, refined, polished, well behaved. * * * …
59Thor|ough|bred — «THUR oh BREHD», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of pure breed or stock; bred from pure stock; purebred. 2. Figurative. well bred; thoroughly trained. 3. Figurative. having those qualities that are traditionally associated with a thoroughbred horse;… …
60thor|ough|bred — «THUR oh BREHD», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of pure breed or stock; bred from pure stock; purebred. 2. Figurative. well bred; thoroughly trained. 3. Figurative. having those qualities that are traditionally associated with a thoroughbred horse;… …
