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ˈtrue-bred, a.
a. Bred of a true or pure stock; of the true breed; thoroughbred.
b. Having or manifesting true breeding or education.
1596Shakes. 1 Hen. IV, i. ii. 206, I know them to bee as true bred Cowards as euer turn'd backe. 1690Dryden Don Sebast. i. i, He is a substantial true-bred beast. 1809Jefferson Writ. (1830) IV. 126 True-bred shepherd's dogs. 1886C. Scott Sheep-Farming 183 In a true-bred sheep the staple of the wool is of an equal length and texture on all parts of the body. 1911W. P. Ker Eng. Lit., Mediaeval viii. 210 He writes of it in true-bred language. |