breedbate
English
Etymology
breed + bate
Noun
breedbate (plural breedbates)
- (obsolete) One who breeds or originates quarrels.
- Shakespeare
- No telltale nor no breedbate.
- Shakespeare
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for breedbate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)