MONGRELS

Noun

mongrels

plural of mongrel

Source: Wiktionary


MONGREL

Mon"grel, n. Etym: [Prob. shortened fr. mongrel, and akin to AS. mengan to mix, and E. mingle. See Mingle.]

Definition: The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed. Drayton.

Mon"grel, a.

1. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Not of a pure breed.

2. Of mixed kinds; as, mongrel language.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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