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home-born, a. Born or produced at home; of domestic or native origin; native.
1587Harrison England ii. xx. (1877) i. 329 Homeborne and forren simples. 1598Ord. Prayer in Liturg. Serv. Q. Eliz. (Parker Soc.) 687 Foreign..rebels, and homeborn unloyal and discontented runagates. 1611Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. v. iii. §15 Gildas our ancientest home-borne writer. 1734Watts Reliq. Juv. (1789) 106 This wicked pride is a home-born and domestic enemy. 1871Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue §142 Even in the home-born words. †b. fig. Homely, uncultured; = next 2. Obs.
1589Nashe Ded. to Greene's Menaphon (Arb.) 10 Though their home-born mediocritie be such in this matter. |