Disparaging and Offensive. half-breed.
a person who has only one parent in common with another person, as a half sister or half brother.
the relationship between individuals having only one parent in common
an individual having such a relationship
a less common name for a half-breed
a half-blooded domestic animal
First recorded in 1545–55
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English half blod
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Prohibited Degrees.—Marriages between persons nearer of kin than second cousins of the whole blood or cousins of the half blood.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
On a low rise of brown gravel, Mahmoud, the Circassian naqeeb in charge of their training troop, sat astride a sleek brown Arab half blood.
From The Saracen: Land of the Infidel by Shea, Robert
Impediments.—Marriages between first cousins of the whole or half blood or relatives nearer of kin are prohibited.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
Prohibited Degrees.—Marriage between ascendants and descendants, between brothers and sisters of the whole or half blood, between uncle and niece, or aunt and nephew, and between first cousins, is forbidden.
From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe
Under his care he had two large dogs, half blood hounds half St. Bernard, their names were Bernard and Cwmro.
From Yr Ynys Unyg The Lonely Island by Winton, Julia de
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