standard-bred
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of standard-bred
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
Time was when Calumet specialized in standard-bred harness horses.
From Time Magazine Archive
There are exceptional layers, dependable profit-payers, in practically every fair-sized flock, whether made up of standard-bred stock or mongrels.
From Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry by Pratt Food Co.
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