thoroughbred
IPA: θˈɝoʊbrˈɛd
Root Word: Thoroughbred
noun
- A horse of a breed derived from crosses between Arabian stallions and English mares, bred for racing, with its breeding history recorded in an official stud book.
- (loosely) Any purebred horse.
- A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse).
- A well-bred person.
- Alternative letter-case form of Thoroughbred (“horse bred for racing”) [A horse of a breed derived from crosses between Arabian stallions and English mares, bred for racing, with its breeding history recorded in an official stud book.]
adjective
- Bred from pure stock.
- well-bred and properly educated.
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Examples of "thoroughbred" in Sentences
- Another example is the Thoroughbred.
- Her dog is a thoroughbred unlike other mixed dogs.
- The thoroughbred of the circus is Bezano, a daredevil rider.
- This is a cross between the Thoroughbred and the Quarter Horse.
- The article is about one of the core thoroughbred racing topics.
- American Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred are the names of the breeds.
- The Arabian blood was added to offset possible flaws of the Thoroughbred.
- At the time, the company ran thoroughbred and greyhound racing facilities.
- Of these, the lineage of Eclipse is predominant in the modern Thoroughbred.
- Bridlewood quickly became one of the top Thoroughbred breeders in the nation.
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