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THOROUGHBRED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
Synonyms:
pureblood; purebred; thoroughbred
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("thoroughbred" is a kind of...):
animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("thoroughbred" is a kind of...):
bangtail; race horse; racehorse (a horse bred for racing)
Instance hyponyms:
Sir Barton (thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1919)
Gallant Fox (thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1930)
Omaha (thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935)
War Admiral (thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1937)
Whirlaway (thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1941)
Count Fleet (thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1943)
Assault (thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946)
Citation (thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1948)
Secretariat (thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1973)
Seattle Slew (thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1977)
Affirmed (thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A well-bred person
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("thoroughbred" is a kind of...):
adult; grownup (a fully developed person from maturity onward)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
Synonyms:
pedigree; pedigreed; pureblood; pureblooded; thoroughbred
Classified under:
Similar:
purebred (bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain)
