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Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Breed

Bred like rats on a grain ship.
—Li Hung Chang

A breed, like a dialect of a language, can hardly be said to have a distinct origin.
—Charles R. Darwin

Breeds like a rabbit.
—Jonathan Swift