full blood


noun
  1. a person or animal of unmixed ancestry; one descended of a pure breed.: Compare purebred.

  2. relationship through both parents.

Origin of full blood

1
First recorded in 1805–15

Words Nearby full blood

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How to use full blood in a sentence

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  • My grandmaw, she wuz a full blood Affikin queen and I got de royal Congo blood in my veins.

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  • I don't have any use for a full blood English greyhound — they cannot stand the cold weather and are too easily hurt in a fight.

    Hunting Dogs | Oliver Hartley

British Dictionary definitions for full blood

full blood

noun
  1. an individual, esp a horse or similar domestic animal, of unmixed race or breed

  2. the relationship between individuals having the same parents

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