sib-bred

sib-bred adjective: bred or descended from ancestors who were related.

Adjective

sib-bred (not comparable)

Bred or descended from ancestors who were related.
- […] have great faith in the London Fancy birds for a cross, and should prefer these birds to Norwich, as they have been sib-bred for at least fifty years.1883, Robert Linlithgow Wallace, The Canary Book. (2 sect.)., page 91
- The “sib-bred" canaries shew unmistakable signs of albinism; they are practically white in plumage, and, through lack of pigmentation in the iris […]1914, Eggs and the Intensive World: The Official Organ of the Intensive Poultry League

[…] of course, can have no effect on its pedigree, which, as the carefully sib-bred hens prove, is really the crucial point in the production of clear Mules.1919 (printed 2013), Rosslyn Mannering, Mules and Hybrids - Production, Management, & Exhibition
[…] reported to be glad to get out of high-priced Shorthorns, for the sib-bred Bates cattle of those days were a delicate lot and frequently went wrong.1920, The Shorthorn World and Farm Magazine, page 128:

From sib + bred.

What does sib-bred mean?: Sib-bred means bred or descended from ancestors who were related.
How do you use sib-bred in a sentence?: […] of course, can have no effect on its pedigree, which, as the carefully sib-bred hens prove, is really the crucial point in the production of clear Mules.
What part of speech is sib-bred?: Sib-bred is an adjective.

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