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mongrels

 [muhng-gruhl, mong-]   Origin

mon·grel

   [muhng-gruhl, mong-]
noun
1.
a dog of mixed or indeterminate breed.
2.
any animal or plant resulting from the crossing of different breeds or varieties.
3.
any cross between different things, especially if inharmonious or indiscriminate.
adjective
4.
of mixed breed, nature, or origin; of or like a mongrel.

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Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English (once): heraldic term for a type of dog; equivalent to mong(e) mixture (Old English gemang; compare mingle) + -rel

Related forms
mon·grel·ism, mon·grel·ness, noun
mon·grel·ly, adverb

Synonyms
1. mutt. 2. cross, half-breed. See hybrid.

Antonyms
2. thoroughbred, purebred.

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mongrel
late 15c., "mixed breed dog," from obs. mong "mixture," from O.E. gemong "mingling" (base of among), from P.Gmc. *mong- "mix." With pejorative suffix (cf. wastrel). Meaning "person not of pure race" is from 1540s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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