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thor⋅ough⋅bred

  [thur-oh-bred, -uh-bred, thuhr-]
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–adjective
1. of pure or unmixed breed, stock, or race, as a horse or other animal; bred from the purest and best blood.
2. (sometimes initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Thoroughbred breed of horses.
3. (of a person) having good breeding or education.
–noun
4. (initial capital letter) one of a breed of horses, to which all racehorses belong, originally developed in England by crossing Arabian stallions with European mares.
5. a thoroughbred animal.
6. a well-bred or well-educated person.
Origin:
1695–1705; thorough + bred

Related forms:
thor⋅ough⋅bred⋅ness, noun
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thor·ough·bred   (thûr'ō-brěd', thûr'ə-, thŭr'-)   
n.  

  1. A purebred or pedigreed animal, especially a horse.

  2. Thoroughbred Any of a breed of horses, bred chiefly for racing, originating from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares.

  3. A well-bred person.

adj.  

  1. Bred of pure stock; purebred.

  2. Thoroughbred Relating or belonging to horses of the Thoroughbred.

  3. Thoroughly trained or educated; well bred.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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thoroughbred

  1. n.
    an underworld person who is trustworthy and loyal to the underworld. (Underworld.) : Bart is an A-1 thoroughbred.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

thoroughbred  (adj.)
1701, of persons, "thoroughly accomplished," from thorough + past tense of breed. In the horse sense of "of pure breed or stock" it dates from 1796; the noun is first recorded 1842.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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