thoroughbred
Any purebred horseAny purebred horse.
» Most race horses are thoroughbreds.
Більшість скакових коней — чистокровні. — deniko
Qwiplaino · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(broadly)Any purebred horse.
A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse).
That athlete is a real thoroughbred.
Englisches Vollblut, Vollblut
A well-bred person.
a well-bred person
Examples
2 sentencesMost race horses are thoroughbreds.
Більшість скакових коней — чистокровні. — deniko
The heroic man is described as a thoroughbred horse.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From thorough + bred.From thorough + bred.
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Forms
plural: thoroughbreds| Singular | thoroughbred |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsSee also
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