Thoroughbred

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A purebred or pedigreed animal, especially a horse.
  • n. Any of a breed of horses, bred chiefly for racing, originating from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares.
  • n. A well-bred person.
  • adj. Bred of pure stock; purebred.
  • adj. Relating or belonging to horses of the Thoroughbred.
  • adj. Thoroughly trained or educated; well bred.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. bred from pure stock
  • adj. well-bred and properly educated
  • n. A particular breed of horse (this does not refer to any purebred horse)
  • n. A well-bred person.
  • n. A person of uncommon strength or endurance.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of pure or unmixed breed, stock, or race; bred from a sire and dam of the purest or best blood. See II.
  • Hence Having the qualities characteristic of pure breeding; high-spirited; mettlesome; elegant or graceful in form or bearing: sometimes applied colloquially to persons.
  • Thoroughgoing; thorough.
  • n. An animal, especially a horse, of pure blood, stock, or race; strictly, and as noting horses, a race-horse all of whose ancestors for a given number of generations (seven in England, five in America) are recorded in the stud-book.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a well-bred person
  • n. a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
  • n. a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
  • adj. having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
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