thoroughbred

thor·ough·bred  (thûr-brd, thûr-, thr-)

n.

1. A purebred or pedigreed animal, especially a horse.

2. Thoroughbred Any of a breed of horses, bred chiefly for racing, originating from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares.

3. A well-bred person.

adj.

1. Bred of pure stock; purebred.

2. Thoroughbred Relating or belonging to horses of the Thoroughbred.

3. Thoroughly trained or educated; well bred.

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thoroughbred

Adjective

obtained through successive generations of selective breeding: thoroughbred horses

Noun

a pedigree animal, esp. a horse

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thoroughbred - a well-bred person adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward
	2.	thoroughbred - a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares bangtail, race horse, racehorse - a horse bred for racing
	3.	thoroughbred - a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses pureblood, purebred animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Adj.	1.	thoroughbred - having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal pedigree, pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded purebred - bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain

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thoroughbred

adjective purebred, pedigree, pure-blooded, blood, full-blooded, of unmixed stock << OPPOSITE mongrel

Translations

thoroughbred [ˈθʌrəbrɛd] adj [horse] → de pura sangre

thoroughbred [ˈθʌrəbrɛd] n (= horse) → pur-sang m inv

thoroughbred [ˈθʌrəbrɛd] thorough n (horse) → Vollblüter m

thoroughbred [ˈθʌrəbrɛd] n (horse) → purosangue m/f inv