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Webster 1913 Edition
Thoroughbred
Thor′ough-bredˊ
,Adj.
Bred from the best blood through a long line; pure-blooded; – said of stock, as horses. Hence, having the characteristics of such breeding; mettlesome; courageous; of elegant form, or the like.
– Noun.
A thoroughbred animal, especially a horse.
Definition 2024
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See also: Thoroughbred
English
Adjective
thoroughbred (comparative more thoroughbred, superlative most thoroughbred)
Translations
bred from pure stock
Noun
thoroughbred (plural thoroughbreds)
- A horse of a breed derived from crosses between Arabian stallions and English mares, bred for racing. (Sometimes capitalized: Thoroughbred.)
- (nonstandard, loosely) Any purebred horse.
- A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse).
- That athlete is a real thoroughbred.
- A well-bred person.
Translations
thoroughbred horse (breed)
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