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bred

BRED/bɹɛd/

2 meanings of bred

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of breed. Use this form for breeding that already happened.

    They bred rabbits in the backyard last summer.

    These dogs were bred to herd sheep.

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  2. 2
    noundialectal
    Another word for braid: a board, shelf, or plank. Used in some local dialects.

    She put the fresh pies on the bred to cool.

    He wiped down the wooden bred above the sink.

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bred is a form of breed

breed, verb: To raise animals and choose which ones have young, so the next generation is better. Full entry

Forms
breedbreeds he/she/itbreeding -ing formbred past tense, past participle

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Origin

From an old English word 'bred' meaning a board or plank.