- brood mare
- brood mare,a mare kept for breeding.
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a female horse kept for breeding
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
brood mare
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brood mare — n a ↑mare (=female horse) that is kept for breeding … Dictionary of contemporary English
brood mare — Synonyms and related words: Houyhnhnm, Partlet, biddy, bitch, bossy, charger, colt, courser, cow, critter, dobbin, doe, entire, entire horse, equine, ewe, ewe lamb, filly, foal, gelding, guinea hen, gyp, heifer, hen, hind, horse, jenny, lioness,… … Moby Thesaurus
brood mare — n. stud mare, female horse used for breeding … English contemporary dictionary
Brood — Brood, a. 1. Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs. [1913 Webster] 2. Kept for breeding from; as, a brood mare; brood stock; having young; as, a brood sow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mare — Synonyms and related words: Houyhnhnm, Partlet, alkali flat, alluvial plain, basin, biddy, bitch, bossy, bottomland, brood mare, bushveld, campo, champaign, champaign country, charger, coastal plain, colt, courser, cow, critter, delta, desert,… … Moby Thesaurus
brood — noun 1》 a family of young animals, especially birds, produced at one hatching or birth. 2》 bee or wasp larvae. verb 1》 think deeply about something that makes one unhappy. 2》 [as adjective brooding] appearing darkly menacing. 3》 (of a bird) sit… … English new terms dictionary
brood — n. & v. n. 1 the young of an animal (esp. a bird) produced at one hatching or birth. 2 colloq. the children in a family. 3 a group of related things. 4 bee or wasp larvae. 5 (attrib.) kept for breeding (brood mare). v. 1 intr. (often foll. by on … Useful english dictionary
mare — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. female horse, brood mare, dam, breeding stock, filly, jenny; see also animal 2 , horse … English dictionary for students
mare — n. a brood, stock mare * * * [meə] stock mare a brood … Combinatory dictionary
stud mare — female horse used for breeding stud, brood mare … English contemporary dictionary
