thoroughbred (n.)

  1. a well-bred person

  2. a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares

  3. a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

    [ Syn: purebred , pureblood ]

    thoroughbred (adj.)

  1. having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal

    [ Syn: pedigree , pedigreed , pureblood , pureblooded ]

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