standard-bred
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of standard-bred
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Her ticket to the winner's circle was Niatross, a strapping bay regarded as the swiftest standard-bred in the history of the sport.
From Time Magazine Archive
Phillips Reported by Peter Ainslie/New York * The pacer is differentiated from another standard-bred racer, the trotter, by the distinctive pacing gait: front and hind legs on each side stride together.
From Time Magazine Archive
After World War II, when harness racing caught the public eye, and horse-players learned to tolerate the nighttime trots, Little Joe and his string built a reputation wherever standard-bred horses drew sulkies.
From Time Magazine Archive
So did the widely-held opinion that bobtailed, high-stepping English hackneys are more suited to coaching than U. S. standard-bred trotters.
From Time Magazine Archive
If he wished to invite friends to his home, he had to prove them standard-bred, morally sound in wind and limb, and free from fault or blemish.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 06 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Artists by Hubbard, Elbert
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