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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1828

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BREEDY, adj. “Prolific” (Mry.1 1925, Bnff.2, Fif.10, Kcb.9 1935).Sc. 1828 Wilson Noctes Amb. (1855) 112:
And then what a breedy body! A new birth every month.

[D.O.S.T. gives bredénes, capacity for breeding (1594), as being from bredy, adj., without, however, treating bredy itself. The mod. adj. might also arise from Breed, n.2, q.v.]

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