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mongrel
late 15c., "mixed breed dog," from obs.
mong
"mixture," from O.E.
gemong
"mingling" (base of
among
), from P.Gmc.
*mong-
"mix." With pejorative suffix (cf.
wastrel
). Meaning "person not of pure race" is from 1540s.
