homebred
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edithomebred (not comparable)
- Born or raised in one's own home or country; native, indigenous. [from 16th c.]
- Homely or rustic; plain, unpolished. [from 17th c.]
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edithomebred (plural homebreds)
- A person or animal raised at home. [from 17th c.]
- An inexperienced or unsophisticated person; a rustic. [from 18th c.]
- 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LXXII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […], →OCLC:
- He who could have ruined such an undesigning home-bred, must have been indeed infernally wicked.