Hypertext Webster Gateway: "thoroughbred"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Thoroughbred \Thor"ough*bred`\, a.
Bred from the best blood through a long line; pure-blooded;
-- said of stock, as horses. Hence, having the
characteristics of such breeding; mettlesome; courageous; of
elegant form, or the like. -- n. A thoroughbred animal,
especially a horse.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
thoroughbred
adj : having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred
animal [syn: {pedigree(a)}, {pedigreed}, {pureblood}, {pureblooded}]
n 1: a well-bred person [ant: {mixed-blood}]
2: a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of
horses [syn: {purebred}, {pureblood}]
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