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breedbates

breedbates is the plural of breedbate.

Meaning of breedbate

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]...

Questions about breedbates

What is breedbates the plural of?
Breedbates is the plural of breedbate.

Words near breedbates in the dictionary

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

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