thoroughbred
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈθɜroʊˌbrɛd/
:
animal de pura raza
- The owner proudly displayed her new thoroughbred horse at the competition.
- breed thoroughbreds
- less than a thoroughbred
And I had this young horse who was very quite highly strung, thoroughbred.
- And I had this young horse who was very quite highly strung, thoroughbred.
- The dog's name was Rover and he was a thoroughbred Scottish collie, a Scottish sheepdog.
Examples
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Georgie was more like a spirited thoroughbred colt—all legs and a long elegant neck—waiting for someone to break her in.
Blog text (34) -
The mare with the number 45 is Dubonnet, a thoroughbred.
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I still know a thoroughbred when I see one.
Fiction book (2002) -
l own a piece of a thoroughbred.
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We treat our thoroughbreds the way they deserve to be treated.
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So, they chipped in and bought a thoroughbred.
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This race has all the leading names of the pure thoroughbreds.
Academic text (2000) -
Adele is a thoroughbred.
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I'll take the thoroughbreds.
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Possum is a thoroughbred gelding... ...who here in 1981, with Emma Rae King riding... ...was our amateur Jumper Classic champion.
Synonyms
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4.2
An animal whose parents are from the same family line and that often has papers showing its family
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7.5
An animal, often a horse, whose parents and grandparents are all the same breed
Antonyms
Compounds
How Purebred
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thoroughbred comes from thorough 'completely' and bred, from the word breed meaning 'to raise' animals. It means an animal born from a pure line with a recorded 'family tree', so it refers to a purebred animal with a known pedigree.