standard-bred

[ stan-derd-bred ]

/ ˈstæn dərdˌbrɛd /

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adjective

pertaining to a horse of the Standardbred breed.

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Origin of standard-bred

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby standard-bred

Standard American English, standard assessment tasks, standard atmosphere, standard-bearer, Standard Book Number, standard-bred, standard candle, standard cell, standard coin, standard cost, standard deviation

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Standardbred

[ stan-derd-bred ]

/ ˈstæn dərdˌbrɛd /

noun

one of an American breed of trotting and pacing horses used chiefly for harness racing.

Origin of Standardbred

First recorded in 1890–95; standard + bred

How to use standard-bred in a sentence

Using standard methods, the cost of printing DNA could run upwards of a billion dollars or more, depending on the strand.
Design Your Own Dinosaur: The Era of Custom DNA|Justin Jones|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The same Pediatrics journal notes that 17 states have some form of exception to the standard parental consent requirement.
Should Teens Have The Right To Die?|Brandy Zadrozny|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Christopher Nolan, Interstellar “My films are always held to a weirdly high standard,” Nolan told me.
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Completed in 1953 and composed with standard line breaks and punctuation, the book was completely ignored upon submission.
The Lost Novel of Nobel-Winner José Saramago|Charles Shafaieh|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The End of Gangs By Sam Quinones, Pacific-Standard Los Angeles gave America the modern street gang.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 29-Jan 4, 2014|William Boot|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
The new creed, called the King's Book, approved by the houses of convocation, and made the standard of English orthodoxy.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
The news of these successes brought crowds of volunteers to our standard.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
As regards Great Britain, the gold standard is yet preserved for all practical purposes.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Above, great standard electric lamps shed their white glare upon the eddying throng casting a myriad of grotesque shadows.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke

British Dictionary definitions for standard-bred

standard-bred

noun

a US and Canadian breed of trotting and pacing horse, used esp for harness-racing

Word Origin for standard-bred

C19: so called because they are bred to attain a prescribed standard of speed

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