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breeds in the bone

breeds in the bone is the third-person singular simple present indicative of breed in the bone.

Meaning of breed in the bone

Verb

breed in the bone (third-person singular simple present breeds in the bone, present participle breeding in the bone, simple past and past participle bred in the bone)

  1. (idiomatic, usually, personal characteristic) To establish or ingrain firmly within someone's nature.
    • "And for thy ill tongue, and worse practices, his lordship knows they are bred in the bone of thee."1825, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 30, in The Betrothed

Questions about breeds in the bone

What is breeds in the bone the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Breeds in the bone is the third-person singular simple present indicative of breed in the bone.

Words near breeds in the bone in the dictionary

  1. Breedloves
  2. Breedon
  3. Breedon on the Hill
  4. Breedons
  5. breeds
  6. breeds in the bone
  7. breeds like rabbits
  8. breeds true
  9. breeds up
  10. breedy
  11. breek

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