bloodstockn.
/ˈblʌdstɒk/, U.S. /ˈblədˌstɑk/ 1. Thoroughbred or pedigree horses collectively. Also figurative.
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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by breed > [noun] > thoroughbred horse > collectively
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1791 W. Taplin Gentleman's Stable Directory II. 18 The best bred blood stock, now in the highest and most incredible state of cultivation.
1830 Sporting Mag. 2nd Ser. 1 333/2 We cannot trace the pedigrees of a large proportion of our blood stock up to foreign mares.
1888 W. Day Horse 9 The interest of this portion will be confined to those engaged in breeding blood-stock only.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 15 July 12/2 Messrs. Tattersall's bloodstock sales at Newmarket.
1957 J. M. Hosking Austral. First & Last 19 We'll see the best of bloodstock round about, Hear talk of ring-ins from the city. If that's so it's a pity.
2005 New Statesman 7 Mar. 29/1 In which mature democracies do semi-sentient bloodstock from the aristocratic classes form part of the legislature as of right, as some lords do up to this day?
2007 Racing Rev. 64/1 The Hannon team, together with bloodstock agents Peter and Ross Doyle, are brilliant at spotting a bargain.
2. Usually in form blood stock. A supply of donated blood stored for use in transfusions. Cf. blood bank n. at blood n. Compounds 5.
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the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > that which is stored or a store > specifically of blood or milk
blood bank1936
breast milk bank1940
bloodstock1942
milk bank1948
1942 Daily News (Huntingdon, Pa.) 24 Jan. 3/7 Casualties were so heavy the blood stock was almost exhausted.
1991 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 Nov. 1091/1 Delays in using heat treated blood were apparently caused by the desire to use up existing blood stock.
2011 Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 1 Nov. 18 We are urging donors to come forward to help maintain blood stocks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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