unbred

[uhn-bred]

un·bred

[uhn-bred]
adjective
1.
not taught or trained.
2.
not bred or mated, as a stock animal; not yet bred: An unbred cow gives no milk.

Origin:
1590–1600; un-1 + bred
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Unbred is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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unbred (ʌnˈbrɛd)
 
adj
1.  a less common word for ill-bred
2.  not taught or instructed
3.  obsolete not born

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