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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024thor•ough•bred /ˈθɜroʊˌbrɛd, -əˌbrɛd, ˈθʌr-/USA pronunciation adj. - Animal Husbandryof pure or unmixed breed, as a horse or other animal;
purebred.
n. [countable] - a thoroughbred animal.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024thor•ough•bred (thûr′ō bred′, -ə bred′, thur′-),USA pronunciation adj. - Animal Husbandryof pure or unmixed breed, stock, or race, as a horse or other animal;
bred from the purest and best blood. - Dog and Cat Breeds(sometimes cap.) of or pertaining to the Thoroughbred breed of horses.
- (of a person) having good breeding or education.
n. - Dog and Cat Breeds(cap.) one of a breed of horses, to which all racehorses belong, originally developed in England by crossing Arabian stallions with European mares.
- a thoroughbred animal.
- a well-bred or well-educated person.
- thorough + bred 1695–1705
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: thoroughbred /ˈθʌrəˌbrɛd/ adj - purebred
n - a pedigree animal; purebred
- a person regarded as being of good breeding
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Thoroughbred /ˈθʌrəˌbrɛd/ n - a British breed of horse the ancestry of which can be traced to English mares and Arab sires; most often used as a racehorse
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