SIRE, noun [supra.] 1. A father; used in poetry. And raise his issue like a loving sire 2. The male parent of a beast; particularly used of horses; as, the horse had a good sire but a bad dam. 3. It is used in composition; as in grandsire, for grandfather; great grandsire, great grandfather. SIRE, verb transitive To beget; to procreate; used of beasts.
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