"highbred" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more highbred [comparative], most highbred [superlative]
Etymology: From high + bred. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|high|bred}} high + bred Head templates: {{en-adj}} highbred (comparative more highbred, superlative most highbred)
  1. (Of bred animals) Of high-quality stock. Translations (Of high-quality stock): породист (porodist) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-highbred-en-adj-Msw8gb5A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'Of high-quality stock': 100 0
  2. (Of humans) Showing good breeding and refined manners. Translations (Showing good breeding and refined manners): възпитан (vǎzpitan) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-highbred-en-adj-mVuygzNk Disambiguation of 'Showing good breeding and refined manners': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: high-bred
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