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Thoroughbred
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- 1 Bred from pure stock.
- 2 Well-bred and properly educated.
- 1 having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal wordnet
- 1 Alternative letter-case form of Thoroughbred (“horse bred for racing”). alt-of
"A CNN analysis of disciplinary records found that the top earning trainers in the sport – whose thoroughbreds win them millions of dollars – have all broken rules meant to keep their horses safe. Trainers slapped with violations have continued racing, pocketing winnings while paying minimal fines. […] During the 2018-2019 season, a staggering 56 horses died at one of the most glamorous racetracks in the country, Santa Anita Park, once home to the famous 1940s thoroughbred Seabiscuit."
- 2 A horse of a breed derived from crosses between Arabian stallions and English mares, bred for racing, with its breeding history recorded in an official stud book.
"He wanted to be at the white-hot center of equine sport, to become a jockey, to be able to feel the thrust and power of a Thoroughbred in its ultimate competition: racing flat out, surging to the head of the herd."
- 3 a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses wordnet
- 4 Any purebred horse. broadly
- 5 a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares wordnet
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- 6 A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse).
"That athlete is a real thoroughbred."
- 7 a well-bred person wordnet
- 8 A well-bred person.
Etymology
From thorough + bred.
From thorough + bred.
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