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Having good breeding; refined in manners; polite; cultivated. I am as well-bred as the earl's granddaughter. Thackera

erceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down amain. Milton. That striping giant, ill-bred and scoffing, shouts amain. T. Parker.

Born or bred in, of, or near a river. [Obs.] Bailey.

who is overbearing in his temper or habits; a proud or haughty person. A born aristocrat, bred radical. Mrs. Browning.

The legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot. Halliwell. Bred to arms, educated to the profession of a soldier. -- In arms, armed for war; in a state of hostility. -- Small arms, portable firearms known as muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols, etc. -- A stand of arms, a complete set for one soldier, as a musket, bayo…

Sate of Kentucky; -- a nickname alluding to the blue-grass region, where fine horses are bred.

A rude ill-bred person; one who is clownish in manners.

to nurse and foster. To bring thee forth with pain, with care to breed. Dryden. Born and bred on the verge of the wilderness. Everett.

That which is bred or produced; breed; species. Flocks of the airy brood, (Cranes, geese or long-necked swans). Chapman.

A lowbred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow. [Cant] Thackeray.

Like a cad; lowbred and presuming.

Bred by hand; domesticated; petted. He brought his cade lamb with him. Sheldon.

An open two-wheeled pleasure carriage. Cart horse, a horse which draws a cart; a horse bred or used for drawing heavy loads. -- Cart load, or Cartload, as much as will fill or load a cart. In excavating and carting sand, gravel, earth, etc., one third of a cubic yard of the material before it is loosened is estimated…

A rough, surly, ill-bred man; a boor. A churl's courtesy rarely comes, but either for gain or falsehood. Sir P. Sidney.

One who is born or bred in a city; a citizen. [Obs.] Champan.

a civil manner; as regards civil rights and privileges; politely; courteously; in a well bred manner.

A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an illbred person; a boor. Sir P. Sidney.

or of medium length, and the coat fine and silky, wavy but not curly. Various colors are bred, as black, liver, red, black and white, black and tan, etc.

Not thoroughbred; -- said of animals, as horses, which are derived from the common stock of a country.

fulfill; to finish; as, to complete a task, or a poem; to complete a course of education. Bred only and completed to the taste Of lustful appetence. Milton. And, to complete her bliss, a fool for mate. Pope.