Sib-bred

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Bred or descended from ancestors who were related. not-comparable

    "[…] have great faith in the London Fancy birds for a cross, and should prefer these birds to Norwich, as they have been sib-bred for at least fifty years."

Example

More examples

"[…] have great faith in the London Fancy birds for a cross, and should prefer these birds to Norwich, as they have been sib-bred for at least fifty years."

Etymology

From sib + bred.

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