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purebreed

noun

Etymology

From pure + breed.

  1. derived from *bʰreh₁-✻ — “warm”
  2. inherited from *brōdijaną✻ — “to brood”
  3. inherited from brēdan
  4. inherited from breden
  5. compounded as purebreed — “pure + breed”

Definitions

  1. Synonym of thoroughbreed.

    • There has been a strong movement for a number of years on the part of American poultry producers to pay progressively less attention to the traditional purebreeds.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA