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breedbate

breedbate noun: someone who causes quarrels; a quarreler.

Noun

breedbate (plural breedbates)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Someone who causes quarrels; a quarreler
    • No telltale nor no breedbate.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Forms of breedbate

pluralbreedbates

Origin of breedbate

From breed + bate.

Questions about breedbate

What does breedbate mean?
Breedbate means someone who causes quarrels; a quarreler.
What part of speech is breedbate?
Breedbate is a noun.
What is the plural of breedbate?
The plural of breedbate is breedbates.

Words near breedbate in the dictionary

  1. breed like rabbits
  2. breed true
  3. breed up
  4. breedability
  5. breedable
  6. breedbate
  7. breedbates
  8. breede
  9. breeded
  10. Breeden
  11. Breedens

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