Definition of Crossbreds

1. crossbred [n] - See also: crossbred

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crossbreds

crossbit
crossbite
crossbite teeth
crossbites
crossbody
crossbones
crossborder
crossbow
crossbower
crossbowers
crossbowman
crossbowmen
crossbows
crossbracing
crossbred
crossbreds (current term)
crossbreed
crossbreeder
crossbreeders
crossbreeding
crossbreeds
crossbuck
crossbucks
crosscap
crosscaps
crosscheck
crosschecked
crosschecking
crosschecks
crossclaim

Literary usage of Crossbreds

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Theory of Horticulture; Or, An Attempt to Explain the Prinipal by John Lindley (1840)
"Cause of the Production of Flowers.—Of Productiveness.—Of Sterility.— Uses of the Parts of a Flower. —Fertilisation. — Hybrids. — crossbreds. ..."

2. Recent Tendencies in the Wool Trade with Special Reference to Their Tariff by United States Tariff Commission, Louis George Connor (1922)
"In the last third of 1921, merinos and fine crossbreds were selling at a rate of bales a month faster than they were grown. Accordingly, it has been ..."

3. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1920)
"15's milk production shows the same intermediate yield as is shown in the first few months of lactation by the other preceding crossbreds. ..."

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