About The Word Mongrel

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Mongrel

Mongrel Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Mongrel?
[n] an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
[n] derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin; "the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic" Synonyms | Synonyms for Mongrel: bastard | cur | mutt Related Terms | Find terms related to Mongrel: animal | bastard | beast | Cape Colored | cattalo | citrange | cross | crossbred | crossbreed | crossed | cur | dog | Eurasian | griffe | half blood | half-bred | half-breed | half-caste | high yellow | hinny | hound | hybrid | hyena | insect | interbred | ladino | liger | lurcher | mestee | mestiza | mestizo | metis | metisse | mixblood | mixed-blood | mulatto | mule | mustee | mutt | octoroon | pariah dog | pig | plumcot | polecat | quadroon | quintroon | reptile | sambo | serpent | skunk | snake | swine | tangelo | tigon | varmint | vermin | viper | whelp | worm | zebrass | zebrule See Also | Canis familiaris | dog | domestic dog | pariah dog | pie-dog | pye-dog | variation Mongrel In Webster's Dictionary \Mon"grel\, n. [Prob. shortened fr. mongrel, and akin to
AS. mengan to mix, and E. mingle. See {Mingle}.]
The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of
domestic animals; anything of mixed breed. --Drayton.
\Mon"grel\, a. 1. (Zo["o]l.) Not of a pure breed. 2. Of mixed kinds; as, mongrel language. |
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