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breed / brēd/ • v. (past and past part. bred / bred/ ) [tr.] cause (an animal) to produce offspring, typically in a controlled and organized way: bitches may not be bred from more than once a year. ∎ [intr.] (of animals) mate and then produce offspring: toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed [as adj.] (breeding) the breeding season. ∎ develop (a kind of animal or plant) for a particular purpose or quality: these horses are bred for this sport. ∎ raise (livestock or animals): they live on an island, where they breed Hanoverian horses. ∎ rear and train (someone) to behave in a particular way or have certain qualities: Theresa had been beautifully bred. ∎ cause (something) to happen or occur, typically over a period of time: success breeds confidence. • n. a stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection. ∎ a sort or kind of person or thing: a new breed of entrepreneurs. PHRASES: a dying breed a sort or kind of person that is slowly disappearing: the country's dying breed of elder statesmen. |
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"breed." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "breed." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-breed.html "breed." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-breed.html |
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"breed." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "breed." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-breed.html "breed." A Dictionary of Biology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O6-breed.html |
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Breeda race or variety of animals; a class, sort, or kind of men, things, or qualities; a number produced at one time. See also brood. Examples: breed of bees [a brood], 1580; of duckling, 1802; of thinkers; of wits, 1588. |
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"Breed." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Breed." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300168.html "Breed." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300168.html |
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breed An artificial mating group derived (by humans) from a common ancestor, usually for agriculture (e.g. domesticated animals and crop plants), or for genetic analysis, or for pleasure (e.g. cats and dogs).
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "breed." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "breed." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-breed.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "breed." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-breed.html |
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breed An artificial mating group derived (by humans) from a common ancestor, usually for agriculture (e.g. domesticated animals and crop plants), or for genetic analysis, or for pleasure (e.g. cats and dogs).
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "breed." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "breed." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-breed.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "breed." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-breed.html |
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breed An artificial mating group derived (by humans) from a common ancestor, usually for agriculture (e.g. domesticated animals and crop plants), or for genetic analysis, or for pleasure (e.g. cats and dogs).
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "breed." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "breed." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-breed.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "breed." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-breed.html |
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breed vb. OE. brēdan = OHG. bruotan (G. brüten) :- WGmc. *brōdjan, f. *brōd- BROOD.
Hence breed sb. XVI. |
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T. F. HOAD. "breed." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "breed." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-breed.html T. F. HOAD. "breed." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-breed.html |
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•accede, bead, Bede, bleed, breed, cede, concede, creed, deed, Eid, exceed, feed, Gide, God speed, greed, he'd, heed, impede, interbreed, intercede, Jamshid, knead, lead, mead, Mede, meed, misdeed, mislead, misread, need, plead, proceed, read, rede, reed, Reid, retrocede, screed, secede, seed, she'd, speed, stampede, steed, succeed, supersede, Swede, tweed, weak-kneed, we'd, weed
•breastfeed • greenfeed • dripfeed
•chickenfeed • spoonfeed • nosebleed
•Nibelungenlied • invalid • Ganymede
•Runnymede • airspeed • millipede
•velocipede • centipede • Siegfried
•filigreed • copyread • crossbreed
•proofread • flaxseed • hayseed
•rapeseed • linseed • pumpkinseed
•aniseed • oilseed • birdseed • ragweed
•knapweed • seaweed • chickweed
•stinkweed • blanket weed • bindweed
•pondweed • duckweed • tumbleweed
•fireweed • waterweed • silverweed
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"breed." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "breed." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-breed.html "breed." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-breed.html |
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