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purebreed en · NOUN

Etymology

From pure + breed.

Meanings

  1. Synonym of thoroughbreed.
    • There has been a strong movement for a number of years on the part of American poultry producers to pay progressively less attention to the traditional purebreeds. 2012, Douglas M. Considine, Foods and Food Production Encyclopedia, page 1561:

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Synonyms

thoroughbreed