sire

  • 81sire battery — /saɪə ˈbætəri/ (say suyuh batuhree) noun a number of sires at a stud farm providing a range of desired traits for breeders. {sire + battery (def. 5) …

  • 82sire index — noun : a measure of the prepotency and quality of a sire in terms of the production of his offspring and especially in respect to characteristics (as egg or milk production) that he cannot himself exhibit compare progeny test …

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  • 83sire — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, lord, feudal superior, from Vulgar Latin *seior, alteration of Latin senior older more at senior Date: 13th century 1. a. father b. archaic male ancestor ; forefather c …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 84sire — sireless, adj. /suyeur/, n., v., sired, siring. n. 1. the male parent of a quadruped. 2. a respectful term of address, now used only to a male sovereign. 3. Archaic. a. a father or forefather. b. a person of importance or in a position of… …

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  • 85sire — 1. noun a) A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively. b) A male animal, especially a horse or dog. In particular, one which is already, or has already been, a father …

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  • 86sire — Synonyms and related words: Esquire, Master, Mister, Sir, abba, agent, ancestors, apprentice, architect, artificer, artist, author, bear, beget, begetter, beginner, birth, breed, breed true, bring about, bring forth, bring to birth, bring to… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 87SIRE — Satellite InfraRed Experiment ( > IEEE Standard Dictionary ) …

    Acronyms

  • 88sire — The father of a horse …

    Equestrian sports dictionary

  • 89Sire — Fransk for Deres majestæt …

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  • 90sire — {{hw}}{{sire}}{{/hw}}s. m. 1 Signore, sovrano. 2 Titolo usato per rivolgersi al re …

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