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thoroughbred definition

thorough·bred (t̸hʉr′ō bred′, t̸hʉr′ə-)

adjective

  1. purebred; pedigreed: said as of a horse or a dog
  2. thoroughly trained, educated, cultured, etc.; well-bred
  3. excellent; first-rate

noun

  1. any of a breed of light horse developed by crossing Arabian and Turkish stallions with English mares: it is bred primarily for racing
  2. a cultured, well-bred person

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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