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Definition
a well-bred person;
or: a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares;
or: a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses;
or: having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
or: a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares;
or: a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses;
or: having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
- I'd gladly give the horses free of charge if I knew they were going to be ridden by boys I know, gentlemen used to thoroughbreds.1.5 (96% in)
- He admired the drawling elegance of the wealthy rice and cotton planters, who rode into Savannah from their moss-hung kingdoms, mounted on thoroughbred horses and followed by the carriages of their equally elegant ladies and the wagons of their slaves.1.3 (24% in)
- But they knew instinctively, as they knew thoroughbred horses from scrubs, that he was not of their class.3.30 (58% in)
- Would I approve of breeding scrub stock to thoroughbreds?4.40 (77% in)
There are no more uses of "thoroughbred" in Gone with the Wind.
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