cross-bredadj.
Bred from parents of different species or varieties; hybrid, mongrel. (Also absol. as n. ) Also, (designating) wool from cross-bred sheep.
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the world > animals > domestic animal > [adjective] > of livestock > kept for breeding > ill-bred
bastarda1398
half-bred1701
scrub1744
cross-bred1856
underbred1890
the world > life > biology > biological processes > genetic activity > heredity or hereditary descent > [adjective] > cross-breeding or hybridization
bigenerous1610
hybridan1623
mongrel1633
hybridous1691
mule1728
hybrid1775
cross-bred1856
hybridizablea1864
paragenesic1864
hybridized1872
cross1886
monohybrid1903
outbred1903
intergeneric1921
polyhybrid1922
reticulate1938
trihybrid1941
inter-strain1950
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > from sheep > from cross-bred sheep
cross-bred1892
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [adjective] > from specific animal
pulled1813
alpaca1824
mestizo1854
cross-bred1962
1856 Farmer's Mag. Jan. 70 In regard to cross-bred animals.
1880 Grant & Foster N.Z. iv. 42 The weight of these [fleeces] in the grease seemed to average about 5½ or 6 lbs., while that of the cross-breds were [sic] very little heavier.
1887 Daily News 1 Dec. 2/1 Whether the Hereford is to beat the Devon, or the cross-bred the Highlander.
1892 Daily News 1 Feb. 2/7 Wools, both Botany and cross-breds.
1899 Daily News 7 Mar. 8/6 Fine crossbreds are also fairly firm, but the stronger descriptions, and English wools generally, are in small demand.
1941 Poultry Sci. XX. 317/1 Auto-sex linkage is a name given to the phenomenon of simple and positive sex differences apparent among baby chicks of a fixed breed, not crossbreds.
1955 Times 6 May 19/3 Comebacks and crossbreds met very keen competition.
1962 Economist 11 Aug. 548/2 New Zealand's crossbred wools have drifted lower again.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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adj.1856