HALF-BRED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does half-bred mean? 

• HALF-BRED (adjective)
  The adjective HALF-BRED has 1 sense:

1. (of animals) having only one purebred parent

  Familiarity information: HALF-BRED used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HALF-BRED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of animals) having only one purebred parent

Synonyms:

half-blooded; half-bred; half-breed

Similar:

crossbred (bred from parents of different varieties or species)

Domain category:

animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

 Context examples 

Early this morning a large dog, a half-bred mastiff belonging to a coal merchant close to Tate Hill Pier, was found dead in the roadway opposite to its master's yard.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)