homebred

Slang

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n.

in Canadian professional football, a native-born player.

See: homebrew(def. 1a)

Quotations

1958

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

2n.

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

See: homebrew(def. 1b)

1962

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