noun. A purebred or pedigreed animal, especially a horse.

noun. Any of a breed of horses, bred chiefly for racing, originating from crosses between Arabian stallions and English mares.

noun. A well-bred person.

adjective. Bred of pure stock; purebred.

adjective. Relating or belonging to horses of the Thoroughbred.

adjective. Thoroughly trained or educated; well-bred.

Of pure or unmixed breed, stock, or race; bred from a sire and dam of the purest or best blood. See II.

Hence Having the qualities characteristic of pure breeding; high-spirited; mettlesome; elegant or graceful in form or bearing: sometimes applied colloquially to persons.

Thoroughgoing; thorough.

noun. An animal, especially a horse, of pure blood, stock, or race; strictly, and as noting horses, a race-horse all of whose ancestors for a given number of generations (seven in England, five in America) are recorded in the stud-book.

adjective. 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.

adjective. bred from pure stock

adjective. well-bred and properly educated

noun. A particular breed of horse (this does not refer to any purebred horse)

noun. A well-bred person.

noun. A person of uncommon strength or endurance.

noun. a well-bred person

noun. a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares

noun. a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

adjective. having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal