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thoroughbred

1. thor.ough.bred \-.bred\ aj 1: thoroughly trained or skilled  2: bred 
   from the best blood through a long line : PUREBRED {~  dogs} cap  3a: of, 
   relating to, or being a member of the Thoroughbred breed of horses  3b1: 
   having characteristics resembling those of a Thoroughbred : ELEG ANT 3b2: 
   FIRST-CLASS {~ sports car} 
2. thoroughbred n cap  1: an of an English breed of light speedy horses 
   kept chiefly for racing an d originating from crosses between English mares 
   of uncertain ancestry and Arabian stallions 2: a purebred or pedigreed 
   animal  3: one that has characteristics resembling those of a Thoroughbred