Half-bred

Half-bred
Half-bred Half"-bred` (-br[e^]d`), a. 1. Half-blooded. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

2. Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good-breeding; not well trained. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]


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