HALF-BLOODED
Half"-blood`ed, a.
1. Proceeding from a male and female of different breeds or races; having only one parent of good stock; as, a half-blooded sheep.
2. Degenerate; mean.
HALF-BOOT
Half"-boot`, n.
Defn: A boot with a short top covering only the ankle. See Cocker, and Congress boot, under Congress.
HALF-BOUND
Half"-bound`, n.
Defn: Having only the back and corners in leather, as a book.
HALF-BRED
Half"-bred`, a.
1. Half-blooded. [Obs.]
2. Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good-breeding; not well trained. Atterbury.