thor·ough·bred /-ˌbrɛd/
(a.)受過嚴格訓練的,良種的受過嚴格訓練的人,良種動物
Thor·ough·bred a. Bred from the best blood through a long line; pure-blooded; -- said of stock, as horses. Hence, having the characteristics of such breeding; mettlesome; courageous; of elegant form, or the like. -- n. A thoroughbred animal, especially a horse.
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thoroughbred
adj : having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred
animal [syn: pedigree(a), pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded]
n 1: a well-bred person [ant: mixed-blood]
2: a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a
cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
3: a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of
horses [syn: purebred, pureblood]