"half-bred" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From half- + bred. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|half|bred}} half- + bred Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} half-bred (not comparable)
  1. Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good breeding; not well trained. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-half-bred-en-adj-s7DsdF4h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with half- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 15 7 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with half-: 38 41 21
  2. (obsolete) Half-blooded. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-half-bred-en-adj-JPGxqTy0 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with half- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with half-: 38 41 21

Noun

Forms: half-breds [plural]
Etymology: From half- + bred. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|half|bred}} half- + bred Head templates: {{en-noun}} half-bred (plural half-breds)
  1. A half-blooded animal.
    Sense id: en-half-bred-en-noun-7877hqpf Categories (other): English terms prefixed with half- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with half-: 38 41 21

Inflected forms

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