Section F, G and H

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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. Shak.

Half"-boot` (-b&oomac;t`), n. A
boot with a short top covering only the ankle. See Cocker, and
Congress boot, under Congress.

Half"-bound` (-bound`), n. Having
only the back and corners in leather, as a book.

Half"-bred` (-br&ebreve;d`), a.
1. Half-blooded. [Obs.]

2. Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of
good-breeding; not well trained. Atterbury.

Half"-breed` (-brēd`), a.
Half-blooded.

Half"-breed`, n. A person who is
half-blooded; the offspring of parents of different races, especially
of the American Indian and the white race.

Half"-broth`er (-brŭth`&etilde;r),
n. A brother by one parent, but not by
both.

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