- (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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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