in-and-in
Americanadverb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of in-and-in
First recorded in 1620–30
Example Sentences
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The changes which can be rung on three distinct strains of blood, without in-and-in breeding close enough to be attended with any considerable danger, are innumerable.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Robert Jennings
Their isolation from the great currents of the world's life acts on them intellectually and spiritually as the process of in-and-in breeding does upon animals: it intensifies their peculiarities and defects.
From Unitarianism in America by George Willis Cooke
A friend of mine has bred in-and-in a herd of Jersey cattle, as close as a father to his progeny, for five generations, and with apparently good results.
From Insanity Its Causes and Prevention by Henry Putnam Stearns
Many, perhaps, will see an additional cause in teleological considerations, aiming at the avoidance of in-and-in breeding.
From The Sexual Life of the Child by Eden Paul
Perhaps Colling thought he had pursued in-and-in breeding too far, at all events in 1810 he dispersed his famous herd.
From A Short History of English Agriculture by W. H. R. (William Henry Ricketts) Curtler
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