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Meanings of half-breed in English

(Of animals) having only one purebred parent.

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Breed.

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Examples for "half-blooded"
Examples for "half-blooded"
1
Who ever heard of even a half-blooded Dimmerly dying from a mere faint?
From Jest to Earnest
2
Whether whole or half-blooded, Spaniards are savage fellows when their temper's up, answered Higson.
The Three Lieutenants
3
With an impotent mouse and a half-blooded rat?
Arcanum Unbounded
4
The word "coloured," in the States, seems to apply to the whole negro race, whether full-blooded or half-blooded.
North America — Volume 2
5
"Perhaps not your half-blooded Second Orëska," Saruel said disdainfully.
Hidden Warrior
1
The first that he smote to the death was a half-bred boar.
The Fall of the Nibelungs
2
Then, by way of idleness, he bred some of the half-bred mares.
The Killer
3
A black stallion with red nose and long full tail, half-bred Arabian.
The Scalp Hunters
4
The blacks an' yellers an' half-bred fellers and ornery folk like me.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 21, 1920
5
In England half-bred Angora cats are perfectly fertile with one another.
The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume...
Usage of half-breed in English
1
The half-breed in the bow ceased paddling, and looked back in alarm.
The Red Man's Revenge: A Tale of The Red River Flood
2
The half-breed blood in her was stirred in all its passionate strength.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest
3
At the end of that time the half-breed turned in to shore.
Flower of the North: A Modern Romance
4
The half-breed at the counter searched the discontented face with speculative eyes.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
5
There is no worse enemy in all the world than a half-breed.
Further Chronicles of Avonlea
6
As the half-breed proceeded with his tale his speech increased in rapidity.
The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail
7
If scorn could kill the half-breed would have fallen in his tracks.
The Fur Bringers: A Story of the Canadian Northwest
8
The half-breed slid out of the darkness and sat down beside him.
The Valley of the Giants
9
A sudden gleam of anger leaped into the eyes of the half-breed.
The Gun-Brand
10
In a show-down I'm on their side; my father was a half-breed.
The Eagle's Heart
11
But perhaps I should take the half-breed on to court from here.
The iron king
12
The disfigured face of the half-breed HAD been a shock to her.
Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp; Or, The Old Lumberman's Secret
13
The cunning face of the half-breed was lit by an unholy grin.
The Story of the Foss River Ranch: A Tale of the Northwest
14
The callous half-breed was disturbed by the utter abandon of her grief.
A Mating in the Wilds
15
In 1636 two hundred and eighty-seven half-breed children were shipped to Macao.
Japan: An Attempt at Interpretation
16
I will not harm the half-breed while she is within the court.
The iron king
Frequent collocations
Half-breed through the time