half-bred
1half-bred — bred adj having one purebred parent half bred n …
2Half-bred — ( br[e^]d ), a. 1. Half blooded. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good breeding; not well trained. Atterbury. [1913 Webster] …
3half-bred — (hăfʹbrĕd , häfʹ ) adj. Having only one parent that is purebred; half blooded. Used of animals. * * * …
4half-bred — adjective Date: 1701 having one purebred parent • half bred noun …
5half-bred — /ˈhaf brɛd/ (say hahf bred) adjective (of a sheep) originally one resulting from a cross between a long wool ram and a merino ewe; now applied more generally …
6half-bred — adjective (of animals) having only one purebred parent • Syn: ↑half blooded, ↑half breed • Similar to: ↑crossbred • Topics: ↑animal, ↑animate being, ↑beast, ↑ …
7Indian 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… …
8Half-strained — (h[aum]f str[=a]nd ), a. Half bred; imperfect. [R.] A half strained villain. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …
9half-blooded — adjective (of animals) having only one purebred parent • Syn: ↑half bred, ↑half breed • Similar to: ↑crossbred • Topics: ↑animal, ↑animate being, ↑beast, ↑ …
10half breed — Synonyms and related words: Cape Colored, Eurasian, bastard, cattalo, citrange, cross, crossbred, crossbreed, crossed, griffe, half blood, half bred, half caste, high yellow, hinny, hybrid, interbred, ladino, liger, mestee, mestiza, mestizo,… …
