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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

Impediments.—Marriage is prohibited between relatives in the direct line, whether by blood or marriage, and between brothers and sisters of the whole or half blood.

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

The terms half blood, three-eighths blood, and quarter blood refer to the full-blooded Merino standard.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

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

"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

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