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purebred

English

Etymology

pure +? bred

Adjective

purebred (comparative more purebred, superlative most purebred)

  1. Having genuine parents of the same breed, usually of an animal.

Translations

Noun

purebred (plural purebreds)

  1. An animal which has genuine parents of the same breed.

Antonyms

  • Heinz 57
  • mixed breed

Translations

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thoroughbred

English

Etymology

thorough +? bred

Adjective

thoroughbred (comparative more thoroughbred, superlative most thoroughbred)

  1. Bred from pure stock.
  2. well-bred and properly educated.

Related terms

  • thoroughbreed

Translations

Noun

thoroughbred (plural thoroughbreds)

  1. A horse of a breed derived from crosses between Arabian stallions and English mares, bred for racing. (usually capitalized: Thoroughbred.)
  2. (nonstandard, loosely) Any purebred horse.
  3. A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse).
    That athlete is a real thoroughbred.
  4. A well-bred person.

Translations

References

  • thoroughbred on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • thoroughbred at OneLook Dictionary Search
  • thoroughbred in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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