Definitions for: Mongrel

[n] an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
[n] derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin; "the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic"

Webster (1913) Definition: Mon"grel, n. [Prob. shortened fr. mongrel, and akin to
AS. mengan to mix, and E. mingle. See Mingle.]
The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of
domestic animals; anything of mixed breed. --Drayton.

Mon"grel, a.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Not of a pure breed.

2. Of mixed kinds; as, mongrel language.

Synonyms: bastard, cur, mutt

See Also: Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog, pariah dog, pie-dog, pye-dog, variation

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