bloodstock

[ bluhd-stok ]

noun

racehorses of Thoroughbred breeding, taken as a whole.

Origin of bloodstock

First recorded in 1820–30; blood + stock

Words Nearby bloodstock

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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 | THE 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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