thoroughbred

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a horse of the Thoroughbred breed, developed chiefly for racing from English mares and imported Arabian, Barb, and Turkoman stallions

   The thoroughbred accelerated strongly in the final stretch of the race.

2. 2
   adj

   bred from parents of a recognized pure breed and having a recorded pedigree

   The farm raises thoroughbred horses for racing.

3. 3
   adj

   dated and potentially offensive when applied to people: regarded as having unmixed ancestry or as fully representative of a group

   The nineteenth-century traveler described the guide as a thoroughbred member of his community.

Common collocations

• thoroughbred racing Noun + noun

Formed from thorough, formerly also meaning 'complete,' + bred, the past participle of breed. The equine term became established in the eighteenth century for horses descended from the recognized foundation stock of the English racing breed.

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