thoroughbred

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Bred from pure stock.

2. 2

   Well-bred and properly educated.

3. 3

   Alternative letter-case form of Thoroughbred (“horse bred for racing”).

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   1. 4

      Any purebred horse.

   2. 5

      A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse).

      • That athlete is a real thoroughbred.
   3. 6

      A well-bred person.

   4. 7

      A horse of a breed derived from crosses between Arabian stallions and English mares, bred…

      A horse of a breed derived from crosses between Arabian stallions and English mares, bred for racing, with its breeding history recorded in an official stud book.

      • He wanted to be at the white-hot center of equine sport, to become a jockey, to be able to feel the thrust and power of a Thoroughbred in its ultimate competition: racing flat out, surging to the head of the herd.

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