Thoroughbred Definition

thûrō-brĕd, thûrə-, thŭr-
thoroughbreds
noun
thoroughbreds
A purebred or pedigreed animal, especially a horse.
American Heritage
A thoroughbred animal; specif., [T-] any of a breed of light horse developed by crossing Arabian and Turkish stallions with English mares: it is bred primarily for racing.
Webster's New World
A cultured, well-bred person.
Webster's New World
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adjective
Purebred; pedigreed.
Webster's New World
Relating or belonging to horses of the Thoroughbred.
American Heritage
Thoroughly trained, educated, cultured, etc.; well-bred.
Webster's New World
Excellent; first-rate.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Thoroughbred

Noun

Singular:
thoroughbred
Plural:
thoroughbreds

Origin of Thoroughbred

  • thorough +"Ž bred

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  • From thoroughbred

    From Wiktionary

Thoroughbred Sentence Examples

  • Thoroughbred race-horses are registered in the General Stud Book.

  • The Arabian camel belongs to the one-humped species, though there are many varieties differing in appearance as much as the thoroughbred race-horse from the English cart-horse.

  • Excellent polo ponies are bred as first or second crosses by thoroughbred stallions on the mares of nearly all the varieties of ponies named.

  • The quagga having become extinct, a number of mares were put to a richly striped Burchell zebra, and subsequently bred with Arab, thoroughbred and cross-bred sires.

  • He was riding a very fine thoroughbred gray Arab horse with a crimson gold-embroidered saddlecloth.

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