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upbred

upbred is the simple past and past participle of upbreed.

Meaning of upbreed

Verb

upbreed (third-person singular simple present upbreeds, present participle upbreeding, simple past and past participle upbred)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To rear, or bring up; to nurse.
    • upbred in a foreign country1577, Raphaell Holinshed, The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande […], volume I, London: […] [Henry Bynneman] for Iohn Harrison, →OCLC

Questions about upbred

What is upbred the simple past and past participle of?
Upbred is the simple past and past participle of upbreed.

Words near upbred in the dictionary

  1. upbreaks
  2. upbreathe
  3. upbreathed
  4. upbreathes
  5. upbreathing
  6. upbred
  7. upbreed
  8. upbreeding
  9. upbreeds
  10. upbreeze
  11. upbreezes

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