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pure-bred

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pure-bred
adjective thoroughbred, blood, pedigree, full-blooded a pure-bred Arab horse


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Rostov was particularly struck by the beauty of a small, pure-bred, red-spotted bitch on Ilagin's leash, slender but with muscles like steel, a delicate muzzle, and prominent black eyes.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
You'll never pass as a pure-bred civilian as long as you keep that habit of carrying your handkerchief in your sleeve.
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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