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thoroughbreeds

thoroughbreeds is the plural of thoroughbreed.

Meaning of thoroughbreed

Noun

thoroughbreed (plural thoroughbreeds)

  1. A breed of unadulterated or pure lineage.
    • No particular breed of cattle can be said to exist in this district: milk being the main object of the farmer, he does not consider any thoroughbreed particularly advantageous for that purpose; […]1844, The Farmer's Magazine, page 321

Questions about thoroughbreeds

What is thoroughbreeds the plural of?
Thoroughbreeds is the plural of thoroughbreed.

Words near thoroughbreeds in the dictionary

  1. thoroughbraces
  2. thoroughbred
  3. thoroughbredness
  4. thoroughbreds
  5. thoroughbreed
  6. thoroughbreeds
  7. thorougher
  8. thoroughest
  9. thoroughfare
  10. thoroughfarer
  11. thoroughfarers

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