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thoroughbred |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thoroughbred \Thor"ough*bred`\, a. 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 -- n. A thoroughbred animal, especially a horse. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: thoroughbred adj : having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal [syn: {pedigree(a)}, {pedigreed}, {pureblood}, {pureblooded}] n 1: a well-bred person [ant: {mixed-blood}] 2: a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses [syn: {purebred}, {pureblood}]
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