thoroughbred
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- noun
- /ˈθɜːroʊˌbrɛd/
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- Why, I just read about a couple—the Mayberrys—who retrain thoroughbred racehorses.
- thoroughbred racing
- thoroughbred racehorse
- thoroughbred horse
There's a difference between a Clydesdale, you know, a mule, you know, and a thoroughbred.
- There's a difference between a Clydesdale, you know, a mule, you know, and a thoroughbred.
- And I guess, I guess for me, I know this sounds maybe a bit bonkers, but you know, we're in the business of thoroughbreds.
- So all thoroughbreds have to have X-rays at sale to make sure that they do have good legs.
Examples
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A horse barn is nearby to house the Kentucky thoroughbreds that pull the buggies.
Academic text (1996) -
Inside the corral, a small black thoroughbred is being worked by Tom.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Amber, have you ever seen a Thoroughbred in action?"
Fiction book (1990) -
I recently purchased a thoroughbred stallion of excellent blood.
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I've got the finest thoroughbred horses...
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I'm going to have the finest thoroughbreds in the country.
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Six-year-old Thoroughbred mare, race winner at Santa Fe Downs last spring.
Fiction book (1993) -
HB Taylor and his wife bred, raised and raced thoroughbred horses in Los Angeles.
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Valuable imports travelled along this route, such as silk, spices, ivory, gemstones and even thoroughbred horses.
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Many owners invest a lot of time and money to train their thoroughbred horses for competitions.
Synonyms
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A horse bred and trained to run in races
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thoroughbred comes from thorough 'completely' and bred, from the word breed meaning 'to raise' animals. That's why a thoroughbred is a horse carefully bred from pure lines and known for racing and endurance.