breeding
noun
the producing of offspring.
breedings
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pluralof breeding.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Louise Leatherdale, owner and co-founder of Leatherdale Farms in Long Lake, Minn., which is considered among the best breeders of dressage horses, said she might charge as little as $2,000 for two breedings.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2018
From there, he landed a job selling stallion breedings for the famed Walmac Farm.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2015
In his new home, Yankee Gentleman quickly jumped from about 30 breedings to 94, at $5,000 per time.
From Time ● Apr. 28, 2010
Her mind was taken from morbid breedings as they climbed stairs and explored rooms and questioned agents.
From Youth Challenges by Clarence Budington Kelland
They were of all births and breedings, but almost all of them, like myself, under a cloud.
From Adela Cathcart, Volume 2 by George MacDonald
