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homebred Slang

• 1 n. in Canadian professional football, a native-born player.

  See also: homebrew (def. 1a)  

  • 1958  . . . he named no less than six homebreds to the starting offensive lineup for Friday's battle.

• 2 n. a local player in any sport; a player trained by the team for which he plays.

  See also: homebrew (def. 1b)  

  • 1962  Perhaps we filled in around our own homebreds with more good men who came in deals--Bob Goldham, for instance.