Thor"ough*bred` (?), 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.

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n.

A thoroughbred animal, especially a horse.

 

© Webster 1913.

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