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单词 half-breed
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half-breed

[ haf-breed, hahf- ]
/ ˈhæfˌbrid, ˈhɑf- /
Disparaging and Offensive.
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noun

a contemptuous term used to refer to the offspring of parents of different racial origin, especially the offspring of an American Indian and a white person of European descent.

adjective

of or relating to such offspring.

Origin of half-breed

An Americanism dating back to 1750–60

Words nearby half-breed

half board, half boot, half-bottle, half-bound, half-breadth plan, half-breed, half brother, half buck, half-buried, half-bushel, half-butt
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Example sentences from the Web for half-breed

  • You figger Rann an' the snake of a half-breed'll get the start of us.

    The Hunted Woman|James Oliver Curwood

British Dictionary definitions for half-breed

half-breed

noun

offensive a person whose parents are of different races, esp the offspring of a White person and an American Indian

adjective also: half-bred

of, relating to, or designating offspring of people or animals of different races or breeds
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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