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half-breds

half-breds is the plural of half-bred.

Meaning of half-bred

Noun

half-bred (plural half-breds)

  1. A half-blooded animal.
    • The Leicesters and half-breds are purchased by farmers who keep no breeding stock: they are well turniped during the winter, and clipped and fattened in the following season.1869, Sheep: Their Breeds, Management, and Diseases, page 328
  2. A half-breed

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Questions about half-breds

What is half-breds the plural of?
Half-breds is the plural of half-bred.

Words near half-breds in the dictionary

  1. half-bound
  2. half-brained
  3. half-break
  4. half-breaks
  5. half-bred
  6. half-breds
  7. half-breed
  8. half-breeds
  9. half-brethren
  10. half-broken
  11. half-brother

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