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thoroughbred

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Adjective

  1. Bred from pure stock.
  2. Well-bred and properly educated.

Noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Thoroughbred (“horse bred for racing”).
  2. Any purebred horse.
  3. A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse).
  4. A well-bred person.
  5. 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.

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