thoroughbred

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noun

A horse of a breed derived from crosses between Arabian stallions and English mares, bred for racing. (usually capitalized: Thoroughbred.)
Any purebred horse.
A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse).“That athlete is a real thoroughbred.”
A well-bred person.

adjective

Bred from pure stock.
Well-bred and properly educated.

Related words

Synonyms

purebred pedigreed pureblood pureblooded pedigree racehorse hotness racehorses thoroughbreed blood horse anglo-arabian bloodstock bloodhorse standardbred stud stud-book

Associated

broodmare sire preakness sired racetrack bred woodbine yearling gelding breeder stallion

Rhymes

dread lead head dead tread bloodshed aforesaid embed godhead thread

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