thoroughbred
adjective
of pure or unmixed breed, stock, or lineage, as a horse or other animal; bred from the purest and best blood.
thoroughbredness
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a word derived from
thoroughbred.
Example Sentences
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I acknowledged her mare’s thoroughbredness, and at the same time defied her to find any thoroughbred with as small and delicately-viciously pointed ears as my Outlaw.
From A Collection of Stories by Jack London
The urge of voice and rein was of the mildest; but the animal balked the take-off each time, and the hot thoroughbredness in its veins made it sweat and lather.
From Michael, Brother of Jerry by Jack London
If the lash strikes Maid, her thoroughbredness will go up in the air, and I’ll have a case of horse hysteria on my hands for the next half hour.
From A Collection of Stories by Jack London
This look of distinction, which in him was as marked in form as in feature, has been called, not inaptly, thoroughbredness.
From Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 by Various
Maid has proved her thoroughbredness by never tiring on the longest days, and, while being the strongest and highest spirited of all, by never causing any trouble save for an occasional kick at the Outlaw.
From A Collection of Stories by Jack London
