in-and-in
[ in-uh nd-in, -uh n- ]
/ ˈɪn əndˈɪn, -ən- /
adverb
repeatedly within the same family, strain, etc.: to breed stock in-and-in.
Origin of in-and-in
First recorded in 1620–30
Words nearby in-and-in
in wait,
in waiting,
in with, be,
in your face,
in-,
in-and-in,
in-and-out,
in-and-out bond,
in-and-outer,
in-basket,
in-between
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British Dictionary definitions for in-and-in
in-and-in
adjective
(of breeding) carried out repeatedly among closely related individuals of the same species to eliminate or intensify certain characteristics