Truebred

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of true-bred.; Purebred.

    "A truebred nag, whenever walking or trotting, or if ever spoken to, should carry its tail right out."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of true-bred.; Genuine

    "These two authors were truebred soldiers and heroes, who distinguished themselves in the most famous battles of this war, one in the battle of Port Arthur and the other in the battle of the Japan Sea, and were at the same time men of"

  3. 3
    Alternative form of true-bred.; Of proper lineage.

    ""He was not 'illegal,' as you ignorantly put it, Sireno. He was a truebred Church, but a wild young wastrel.""

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"A truebred nag, whenever walking or trotting, or if ever spoken to, should carry its tail right out."

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