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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.
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- 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.
- adj. having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
- n. a well-bred person
- n. a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
- n. a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
- 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.
- Bred from the best blood through a long line; pure-blooded; --said of stock, as horses. Hence, having the characteristics of suchbreeding; mettlesome; courageous; of elegant form, or the like.-- n.
- j:52/n:48 n. a well-bred person n. a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares n. a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses