Definition of Thoroughbred

used to refer to animals of a pure breed, though it is typically used for horses

Examples of Thoroughbred in a sentence

A thoroughbred horse is born of two parents of the same breed, and has no blood from any other breed at all.  🔊

Dogs that have been bred together with other breeds are not thoroughbred, and are considered hybrids or mutts.  🔊

Practically no human today is a thoroughbred because we all have mixed blood in our veins from thousands of years of progeny.  🔊

A thoroughbred stallion has the blood of just one breed in his veins, and it is not mixed with any other breed.  🔊

A thoroughbred Dachshund is one hundred percent Dachshund and nothing else at all, unlike a dog that is a cross between a Yorkie and a Poodle.  🔊

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