bloodstock

[ bluhd-stok ]

/ ˈblʌdˌstɒk /

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noun

racehorses of Thoroughbred breeding, taken as a whole.

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Origin of bloodstock

First recorded in 1820–30; blood + stock

Words nearby bloodstock

bloodshed, bloodshot, blood sport, bloodstain, bloodstained, bloodstock, bloodstock industry, bloodstone, bloodstream, blood substitute, bloodsucker

How to use bloodstock in a sentence

The Queen's bloodstock adviser indicated in a statement that this is the suspected source of the morphine.
Queen's Horse Tests Positive For Morphine|Tom Sykes|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Facing towards Bloodstock, the car presented her off side to us.
Berry And Co.|Dornford Yates
Help me to get her in here, and then we'll push off to Bloodstock together.
Berry And Co.|Dornford Yates
We were less than three miles from Bloodstock when the off hind tire burst.
Berry And Co.|Dornford Yates

Reason dictates that I should foot-slog it to Bloodstock and try and get the police moving; but I can't leave you here.
Berry And Co.|Dornford Yates
Only on the public racecourse can the lofty virtues of our British Bloodstock be displayed.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, June 27, 1917|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bloodstock

bloodstock

/ (ˈblʌdˌstɒk) /

noun

thoroughbred horses, esp those bred for racing

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