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Definition of Breeding ground
1. Noun. A place where animals breed.
Generic synonyms: Parcel, Parcel Of Land, Piece Of Ground, Piece Of Land, Tract
Definition of Breeding ground
1. Noun. (alternative form of breeding-ground) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Breeding Ground
Literary usage of Breeding ground
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Adirondack: Or, Life in the Woods by Joel Tyler Headley (1869)
"DESCRIPTION OF MUD LAKE—EXPLORING ITS INLETS- VAST NATURAL MEADOWS—APPEARANCE OF
BREEDING-GROUND OF THE MOOSE—KILL A DEER—NIGHT- HUNTING AFTER A ..."
2. Amongst the Shans by Archibald Ross Colquhoun, Holt Samuel Hallett, Terrien de Lacouperie (1885)
"... tigers and crocodiles —Chasing deer—Killing a rhinoceros—Buffaloes our foes-
Pocketing the French flag—The breeding-ground of our cattle —Cattle disease ..."
3. Three Years in Western China: A Narrative of Three Journeys in Ssǔ-chúan by Alexander Hosie (1890)
"... —breeding ground of the Yiin-nan pony—Trade route to Tonquin—Marching knee-deep
in mud and water—Poverty of inhabitants—Queen's birthday dinner in a ..."
4. Darkness and Daylight; Or, Lights and Shadows of New York Life: A Woman's by Thomas Wallace Knox, Thomas F. Byrnes (1892)
"The Historic Five Points — Breeding-Ground of Crime — Dirty Homes and Hard Faces— "
The ... It was for years the breeding-ground of crime of every order, ..."
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