Definition:
A combination of traits or breeds, especially in a dog, that creates a strange result. Mixture of different people or things.
Pronunciation:
MON - grel
Also Known As:
hybrid, mixed breed, mutt
Common Misspellings:
mongral
Examples:
"I detest this mongrel time, neither day nor night." David Copperfield, Charles Dickens
"A shaggy little damaged man, withal, not unlike an old dog of some mongrel breed, who has been considerably knocked about. He answers to the name of Phil." Bleak House, Charles Dickens
