purebred

[adj. pyoor-bred; n. pyoor-bred]

pure·bred

[adj. pyoor-bred; n. pyoor-bred]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to an animal, all of whose ancestors derive over many generations from a recognized breed.
noun
2.
a purebred animal, especially one of registered pedigree.

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Purebred is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1865–70; pure + bred
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To purebred
Collins
World English Dictionary
purebred
 
adj
1.  denoting a pure strain obtained through many generations of controlled breeding for desirable traits
 
n
2.  grade Compare crossbred a purebred animal

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT