thoroughbred
thoroughbred
Definition
thorough·bred (t̸hʉr′ō bred′, t̸hʉr′ə-)
adjective
- purebred; pedigreed: said as of a horse or a dog
- thoroughly trained, educated, cultured, etc.; well-bred
- excellent; first-rate
noun
- any of a breed of light horse developed by crossing Arabian and Turkish stallions with English mares: it is bred primarily for racing
- a cultured, well-bred person
thoroughbred
Synonyms
thoroughbred
modif.
thoroughbred
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- race: Visitors walk up a spiral ramp to view displays of the marque including its sedans, engines, motorcycles, racing thoroughbreds and prototypes.
- have: I have a 16.1 very cute thoroughbred - real gent - 15 years old.
- foal: Weatherbys can issue duplicate passports for Thoroughbreds foaled in GB or Ireland only.
- enjoy: The TRC is looking for sympathetic people, experienced in riding and handling thoroughbreds, who enjoy the thoroughbred 's temperament and abilities.
- drive: Drive these thoroughbred, fully race prepared E-type Jaguars whilst receiving first class tuition.
Adjective modifier
- true: A true British thoroughbred, built to last you a lifetime.
- young: It is like switching from riding an old hack to a young thoroughbred.
- old: Arthur's best friend is a beautiful 21 year old thoroughbred called Alibi who has been at the center for 3 years.
- favorite: RaceBook.com brings you betting on your favorite thoroughbred, harness, greyhound racing and jai alai events from the comfort of home.
- Italian: If you are seduced by this Italian thoroughbred, however, there's a couple of litle facts you should know.
Modifies a noun
- racehorse: Racing Guild 2000 The unique, affordable, Internet based approach to shared ownership of a string of thoroughbred racehorses.
- stallion: The breed was developed in the USA from crossing a thoroughbred stallion imported in 1788, named Messenger, to local harness horses.
- mare: Ideal for crossing with Thoroughbred mares to create a competition horse.
- racing: The Derby List - The Derby mailing list is devoted to the lively discussion of thoroughbred horse racing.
- horse: The nature of the beast Of course, no-one is a pure lion any more than they are a thoroughbred horse.
- breeding: Frank's eye took him into Thoroughbred breeding where he also had notable success.
Noun used with modifier
- racing: This class ranges from sporty vehicles such as the MX-5 to derivatives of true racing thoroughbreds such as the Lotus Elise.
- bay: Then I was introduced to Alibi, a 17 year old dark bay thoroughbred.
- champion: So, like a champion thoroughbred, Sideshow had to be put down.
- world: Cup world thoroughbred that was launched enterprise content today.
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