'Thoroughbred' definitions:
Definition of 'thoroughbred'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal [syn: pedigree(a), pedigreed, pureblood, pureblooded, thoroughbred]
noun
A well-bred person
noun
A racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares
noun
Definition of 'Thoroughbred'
From: GCIDE
- Thoroughbred \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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'thoroughbred'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- American trotter,
- Appaloosa,
- Arabian,
- archduke,
- aristocrat,
- armiger,
- Barb,
- Barbary horse,
- baron,
- baronet,
- Belgian,
- blue blood,
- blue-blooded,
- Brahman,
- Cleveland Bay,
- count,
- daimio,
- duke,
- earl,
- esquire,
- French coach horse,
- full-blooded,
- Galloway,
- genet,
- gentleman,
- grand duke,
- grandee,
- Hambletonian,
- hidalgo,
- highborn,
- highbred,
- jennet,
- lace-curtain,
- laird,
- landgrave,
- lord,
- lordling,
- magnate,
- magnifico,
- margrave,
- marquis,
- noble,
- nobleman,
- of good breed,
- optimate,
- palomino,
- palsgrave,
- patrician,
- pedigree,
- pedigreed,
- peer,
- pur sang,
- pure-blooded,
- purebred,
- quarter horse,
- saddle horse,
- seigneur,
- seignior,
- Shetland,
- Shetland pony,
- Shire,
- silk-stocking,
- squire,
- Suffolk,
- swell,
- Turk,
- upper-cruster,
- viscount,
- waldgrave,
- well-bred,
- wellborn