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half blood

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half blood also half-blood (hfbld, häf-)
n.
1.
a. The relationship existing between persons having only one parent in common.
b. A person existing in such a relationship.
2. Offensive A person of mixed racial descent, especially a person of Native American and white parentage.
3. A half-blooded domestic animal.
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Noun1.half blood - one of siblings who have only one parent in common
sib, sibling - a person's brother or sister


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And what possible claim could the Miss Dashwoods, who were related to him only by half blood, which she considered as no relationship at all, have on his generosity to so large an amount.
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