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• half blood
  half blood

  noun

  the relation between persons having only one common parent.
• half-blood
  half-blood

  noun

  half-breed.

half blood

¹ American  

noun

1. the relation between persons having only one common parent.

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half-blood ² American  

[haf-bluhd, hahf-] / ˈhæfˌblʌd, ˈhɑf- /

noun

1. Disparaging and Offensive. half-breed.

2. a person who has only one parent in common with another person, as a half sister or half brother.

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half-blood British  

noun

1. 1. the relationship between individuals having only one parent in common

   2. an individual having such a relationship

2. a less common name for a half-breed

3. a half-blooded domestic animal

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Etymology

Origin of half blood¹

First recorded in 1545–55

Origin of half-blood²

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English half blod

Example Sentences

"I ask you this," cried Lawrence, "in the name of our mother, for you and I, Victor Broussard, are brothers of the half blood."

From Betty at Fort Blizzard by Seawell, Molly Elliot

In American Law, blood includes both half blood, and whole blood.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

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

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

Prohibited Degrees.—Marriage is prohibited between persons nearer of kin than second cousins, whether of the whole or half blood, computing by the rules of the civil law.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe