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Meanings of pure-bred in English

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

Synonyms
Examples for "thoroughbred"
Examples for "thoroughbred"
1
Suffolk Downs, New England's last thoroughbred racing track, will close this year.
The Guardian
2
Longhorn versus thoroughbred, and Daddy indulges and encourages him in the plan.
David Lannarck, Midget / An Adventure Story
3
But in the graver crises of life she proved herself a thoroughbred.
The Palace of Darkened Windows
4
Like Lad, she was thoroughbred in soul as well as in body.
Further Adventures of Lad
5
I have only one; but that one is altogether a thoroughbred Lion.
Aesop's Fables / Translated by George Fyler Townsend
1
They were bigger than the purebred Kent lambs, and seemed hardy enough.
Joanna Godden
2
Though Nathan was safe as a branded, purebred stag, she was not.
Midnight at the well of souls
3
They are the largest purebred herd of wild buffalo in the United States.
Reuters
4
On the farming front he was a breeder of purebred Charolais.
Independent.ie
5
From the Nama to the Cape Malay to the purebred Boer.
The marks of cain
1
He has been living lately with ten pedigreed Labrador retrievers-motherand nine.
The new yorker
2
The house had a pedigreed bull pup that is kept in the barn.
Evening Round-Up / More Good Stuff Like Pep
3
They took care of a group of six pedigreed rams while they grazed.
The new yorker
4
The first surprise is that not all debaters are pedigreed preppies.
Reuters
5
The onliest pedigreed 'Royal Analostan' in the 'ole sheow, ye kneow.
Animal Heroes
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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