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ˈblood-horse Chiefly U.S.
[blood n. 12 b.]
A thoroughbred or pedigree horse.
1794Sporting Mag. IV. 35/2 The various judicious crosses that have brought the breed of blood horses into such a state of unprecedented perfection. 1800A. Carlyle Autobiog. iii. (1860) 146 A couple of grooms leading four fine blood-horses. 1841H. S. Foote Texas & Texans II. 383 They [sc. wild horses]..are..inferior to the American blood-horse in volume of muscle. 1856Mrs. Stowe Dred II. 145 The fleet blood-horse was whirling Harry and Lizette past bush and tree. 1860O. W. Holmes Prof. Breakf.-t. iii. 65 Admiral Sir Issac Coffin sent out two fine blood-horses. |