quarter-breed

[ kwawr-ter-breed ]

/ ˈkwɔr tərˌbrid /

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noun Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term used to refer to a person with one white grandparent, especially a person of American Indian ancestry.

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Origin of quarter-breed

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby quarter-breed

quarter bar, quarter bend, quarter binding, quarter blanket, quarter-bound, quarter-breed, quarter crack, quarter day, quarterdeck, quarter dollar, quarter eagle

How to use quarter-breed in a sentence

El-Soo was a full-blooded Indian, yet she exceeded all the half-breed and quarter-breed girls.
Lost Face|Jack London
The voices of children from other quarter-breed cottages, playing along the beach, added cheer to the sweet darkness.
The Mothers Of Honor|Mary Hartwell Catherwood
Of the mixed blood animals, six are half-breeds and one a quarter-breed buffalo.
The Extermination of the American Bison|William T. Hornaday
"De Ingins kill our 'effer," he lamented, in the mongrel speech of the quarter-breed.
Marianson|Mary Hartwell Catherwood

The quarter-breed's tone was one of glad surprise, as he dismounted and advanced, hat in hand.
The Gold Girl|James B. Hendryx