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Meanings of pure-bred in English

(Of an animal) Having only ancestors of the same breed.

        Usage of pure-bred in English
        1
        It was famous all around for its splendid, pure-bred beef cattle herd.
        Over Prairie Trails
        2
        Among those taken were four of the farm's 30 pure-bred Texels.
        The Guardian
        3
        He is also, we believe, the only pure-bred Spanish gypsy residing in Manhattan.
        The new yorker
        4
        After several generations of regulated breeding, a pure-bred race of hermaphrodites was formed.
        Scorched Earth: A Future History of Planet Earth
        5
        I'm a sharp on pure-bred beef cattle, pure-bred swine, and irrigation.
        The Pride of Palomar
        6
        Yaé was even smaller and finer-fingered than the pure-bred Japanese.
        Kimono
        7
        But I'll never again break a dog that isn't pure-bred.
        A Shepherd's Life: Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs
        8
        The offspring of a pure-bred cow and a scrub bull would also be a grade.
        One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered
        9
        Our hero grabbed the bait like a pure-bred sucker, and handed out his last asset.
        Skookum Chuck Fables: Bits of History, Through the Microscope
        10
        But he was less displeased, being half French, than if he had been pure-bred American.
        The Desert and the Sown
        11
        The pure-bred Kenyah presents, perhaps, the most clearly marked as well as the finest physical type.
        The Pagan Tribes of Borneo / A Description of Their Physical Mor...
        12
        My grandmother, as I have stated, was pure-bred Castilian or Catalonian, for I suppose they mixed.
        The Pride of Palomar
        13
        That boy can't be a pure-bred Neapolitan, surely.
        A Spirit in Prison
        14
        I have often noticed that pure-bred dogs are not much good for hunting in buildings or rivers.
        Full Revelations of a Professional Rat-catcher After 25 Years' E...
        15
        While pure-bred breeders are best, a pure-bred ram and ewes of good grade will prove very satisfactory.
        Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry
        16
        He had expressed an intention to go West, take up a homestead and eventually go in for pure-bred stock.
        Every Man for Himself
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