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Canadian breed

• 1 n. a breed of sturdy, black draught horse developed in Quebec from stock brought to Canada by early French settlers.

  See also: Canadian horse  

  • 1774  (1935)  Their horses are the Canadian breed, about 14 hands high, very handsome, and mettled.
  • 1836  STOLEN OR STRAYED. 3 Bay Horses, one of the Canadian breed and two of the American breed. . . .
  • 1868  (1965)  The charretiers were smart, attentive French-Canadians, and their horses, being of the pure Canadian breed, were very fast and long-winded.

• 2 a breed of small cattle developed in Quebec from stock brought to Canada by early French settlers.

  See also: Canadian cattle  

  • 1819  The Canadian and mixed breed of horned cattle were evidently the best, and were admired by all strangers.
  • 1825  They were chiefly of the Canadian breed, and if inferior to the American oxen as working cattle, possess many qualities which render them far preferable for the shambles.
  • 1886  (1941)  The Canadian breed of cattle had excellent qualities; it was adapted to our conditions and it should have been kept pure, without any crosses.
  • 1941  . . . such names . . . with reference to the Canadian breed may have more significance than is usually supposed.