thoroughbred
noun C2- Any purebred horse.
- A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse). · That athlete is a real thoroughbred.
- A well-bred person.
Plural thoroughbreds
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I have only one; but that one is altogether a thoroughbred Lion.”
You give away horses worth a thousand louis; you save the lives of ladies of high rank and beauty; under the name of Major Black you run thoroughbreds ridden by tiny urchins not larger than marmots; then, when you have carried off the golden trophy of victory, instead of setting any value on it, you give it to the first handsome woman you think of!”
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