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half-blooded

[ haf-bluhd-id, hahf- ]

adjective

  1. having parents of two different breeds, species, or the like.


half-blooded

adjective

  1. being related to another individual through only one parent
  2. having parents of different races
  3. (of a domestic animal) having only one parent of known pedigree


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Word History and Origins

Origin of half-blooded1

First recorded in 1595–1605

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Example Sentences

It's only your half-blooded Americans that have been baked over in Europe, and our silly finefied gals that chase after you.

I know these Yankees well--you are one, yourself, though only half-blooded; but I know them well, and have often seen them tried.

I am no better than most traders—you see it is the custom here, neither is she worse than any of these half-blooded Paumotuans.

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