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thoroughbred en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From thorough + bred.

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

nonthoroughbred · thoroughbredness

Relateds

thoroughbreed

Translations (20)

ru чистокро́вный (bred from pure stock) · pt puro sangue (bred from pure stock) · de vollblütig (bred from pure stock) · de reinrassig (bred from pure stock) · sv renrasig (bred from pure stock) · bg породист (bred from pure stock) · es de raza pura (bred from pure stock) · mi horomata (bred from pure stock) · es purasangre (bred from pure stock) · ja サラブレッド (bred from pure stock) · hu telivér (bred from pure stock) · ar أَصِيل (bred from pure stock) · fa نجاره (bred from pure stock) · nn fullblods (bred from pure stock) · pl pełnokrwisty (bred from pure stock) · pl rasowy (bred from pure stock) · nb fullblods (bred from pure stock) · bg чистокръвен (bred from pure stock) · ru чистопоро́дный (bred from pure stock) · pl czystej krwi (bred from pure stock)

thoroughbred en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From thorough + bred.

Meanings

1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Thoroughbred (“horse bred for racing”).
   alt of Thoroughbred
   • A CNN analysis of disciplinary records found that the top earning trainers in the sport – whose thoroughbreds win them millions of dollars – have all broken rules meant to keep their horses safe. Trainers slapped with violations have continued racing, pocketing winnings while paying minimal fines. […] During the 2018-2019 season, a staggering 56 horses died at one of the most glamorous racetracks in the country, Santa Anita Park, once home to the famous 1940s thoroughbred Seabiscuit. 2023 June 10, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Curt Devine, Audrey Ash, Casey Tolan, Allison Gordon and Pamela Brown, “As horse racing’s best trainers rake in millions, records show they’ve violated rules aimed at keeping the animals safe”, in CNN:
2. (broadly) Any purebred horse.
3. A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse).
   • That athlete is a real thoroughbred.
4. A well-bred person.

Forms

Translations (15)

it purosangue (thoroughbred horse (breed)) · ca pura sang (thoroughbred horse (breed)) · sv fullblod (thoroughbred horse (breed)) · es purasangre (thoroughbred horse (breed)) · fr pur-sang (thoroughbred horse (breed)) · de Englisches Vollblut (thoroughbred horse (breed)) · pt puro sangue (thoroughbred horse (breed)) · nb fullblodshest (thoroughbred horse (breed)) · ga capall ardfhola (thoroughbred horse (breed)) · de Vollblut (thoroughbred horse (breed)) · pt puro-sangue inglês (thoroughbred horse (breed)) · nn fullblodshest (thoroughbred horse (breed)) · it purosangue inglese (thoroughbred horse (breed)) · ja サラブレッド (thoroughbred horse (breed)) · es caballo de raza pura (thoroughbred horse (breed))