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quarter-breed

quarter-breed noun: a person or animal of mixed parentage or ancestry from four origins.

Noun

quarter-breed (plural quarter-breeds)

  1. (dated, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) A person or animal of mixed parentage or ancestry from four origins.

Forms of quarter-breed

pluralquarter-breeds

Origin of quarter-breed

From quarter + breed.

Questions about quarter-breed

What does quarter-breed mean?
Quarter-breed means a person or animal of mixed parentage or ancestry from four origins.
What part of speech is quarter-breed?
Quarter-breed is a noun.
What is the plural of quarter-breed?
The plural of quarter-breed is quarter-breeds.

Words near quarter-breed in the dictionary

  1. quarter-assing
  2. quarter-bloke
  3. quarter-blokes
  4. quarter-blood
  5. quarter-bloods
  6. quarter-breed
  7. quarter-breeds
  8. quarter-caste
  9. quarter-castes
  10. quarter-centuries
  11. quarter-century

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