'To breed in and in' definitions:

Definition of 'To breed in and in'

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  • Breed \Breed\, v. i.
  • 1. To bear and nourish young; to reproduce or multiply itself; to be pregnant. [1913 Webster]
  • That they breed abundantly in the earth. --Gen. viii. 17. [1913 Webster]
  • The mother had never bred before. --Carpenter. [1913 Webster]
  • Ant. Is your gold and silver ewes and rams? Shy. I can not tell. I make it breed as fast. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated, or to grow, as young before birth. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To have birth; to be produced or multiplied. [1913 Webster]
  • Heavens rain grace On that which breeds between them. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To raise a breed; to get progeny. [1913 Webster]
  • The kind of animal which you wish to breed from. --Gardner. [1913 Webster]
  • To breed in and in, to breed from animals of the same stock that are closely related. [1913 Webster]

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