homebred
Americanadjective
adjective
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raised or bred at home
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lacking sophistication or cultivation; crude
Etymology
Origin of homebred
Example Sentences
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The couple used “Kitten” for many of their homebred horses, which was Sarah’s nickname given to her by Ken when they were dating in 1954.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2022
Hoppert: The Calumet homebred finished third in two Santa Anita prep races but was never a factor.
From New York Times ● May 5, 2022
Other notables include Shanghai Keely, who ran fourth in the Grade 2 Sorrento Stakes at Del Mar this summer, impressive maiden winners Mischievous Curlin and Stradari, and the Tommy Town Thoroughbreds homebred No Cover Charge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2019
Now, many of the same countries that finally found the power to determine their own fate some three decades ago are voluntarily surrendering it to a homebred flavor of suppression.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2017
She came bounding out of the house; but the sight of a strange young man with her father called up, for a moment, all the bashfulness of a homebred damsel.
From Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists by Washington Irving
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