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Definition of Overbred
1. overbreed [v] - See also: overbreed
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overbred
Literary usage of Overbred
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monitor (1879)
"Would it not be an interesting question for the " sociologists," whether some of
our young people may not be growing just a little overbred in these days of ..."
2. The Anthropological Review by Anthropological Society of London (1866)
"... and overbred, "used up". Then she resorts to him for a fresh supply of strength
and stature, ..."
3. Evolution and Animal Life: An Elementary Discussion of Facts, Processes by David Starr Jordan, Vernon Lyman Kellogg (1907)
""Trotting horses that are overbred show the effects of their intensified breeding
in a variety of ways. But the usual difficulty is extreme nervousness and ..."
4. Public and Private Economy by Theodore Sedgwick (1838)
"... doubtless, populous- ness, or that the people had overbred, and that there
were more " guests than plates," according to Mr. Malthus's favourite economy ..."
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