Thoroughbred | |
1. n. A horse of a breed derived from crosses between Arabian stallions and English mares, bred for racing, with its breeding history recorded in an official stud book. (Sometimes lowercase: thoroughbred.) | |
2. adj. Bred from pure stock. | |
3. adj. Well-bred and properly educated. | |
4. n. A horse of a breed derived from crosses between Arabian stallions and English mares, bred for racing. (usually capitalized: Thoroughbred.) | |
5. n. (nonstandard, loosely) Any purebred horse. | |
6. n. A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse). | |
That athlete is a real thoroughbred. | |
7. n. A well-bred person. | |