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Definition of Purebreds
1. purebred [n] - See also: purebred
Lexicographical Neighbors of Purebreds
Literary usage of Purebreds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Henry Baird Favill, A.B., M.D., LL.D., 1860-1916: A Memorial Volume, Life by Henry Baird Favill (1917)
"All of us who own dairy cows have a tendency to want to own purebreds. We have
cows that are as good as purebreds, but we aren't satisfied until we can get ..."
2. How to Feed the Dairy Cow: Breeding and Feeding Dairy Cattle by Hugh G. Van Pelt (1919)
"The dairyman decided to sell his grades and go into the purebred business.
At the same time the breeder decided to sell his purebreds and quit. ..."
3. Bulletin by Maine Agricultural Experiment Station (1920)
"Purebred animals have started their existence as purebreds in relatively small
communities and have been developed as purebreds separate from the other ..."
4. Progressive Beef Cattle Raising by Edward Norris Wentworth, Victor H. Munnecke, James Brown (1920)
"There are approximately i ,200000 living registered purebreds reported in the
... The two societies having the largest number of unregistered purebreds, ..."
5. The Story of the Herefords: An Account of the Origin and Development of the by Alvin Howard Sanders (1914)
"He would alter two purebreds—good ones—and there was no breeder present who ...
In response to a question from Mr. Culbertson as to how many purebreds he ..."
6. Bulletin by Maine Agricultural Experiment Station (1917)
"In the first place while it is true that the best grades are much better than
the poorest purebreds in productive qualities, and indeed may in some cases ..."
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