Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In breeders' language, noting an animal the ancestors of which are all of the same standard breed or race; not crossed with other breeds.

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  • noun Alternative spelling of purebred.
  • adjective Alternative spelling of purebred.

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Examples

  • Haven't actually met a pure-bred Xolo but the Xolo's of my acquaintenance in the Colima, countryside are smooth skinned.

    See You Later, Mr. Chan* 2009

  • Haven't actually met a pure-bred Xolo but the Xolo's of my acquaintenance in the Colima, countryside are smooth skinned.

    See You Later, Mr. Chan* 2009

  • Made from pure-bred Ibèrico pigs who roam the pastures of Jabugo, their diet consists of wild-growing corn oaks, thyme and rosemary.

    Regina Varolli: The Savory Side of StarChefs International Chefs Congress Regina Varolli 2011

  • For instance, I've found free chicken wire, whole fresh hogs heads, raw goat's milk, chicken feet, and pure-bred Border Collies, to name a few.

    Archive 2009-10-01 Sarah Lenz 2009

  • Made from pure-bred Ibèrico pigs who roam the pastures of Jabugo, their diet consists of wild-growing corn oaks, thyme and rosemary.

    Regina Varolli: The Savory Side of StarChefs International Chefs Congress Regina Varolli 2011

  • Haven't actually met a pure-bred Xolo but the Xolo's of my acquaintenance in the Colima, countryside are smooth skinned.

    See You Later, Mr. Chan* 2009

  • If a herd is believed, from prior testing, to consist mostly of pure-bred bison, 'it would be a tragedy to purposefully bring in hybrids,' says Jim Derr, who researches bison genetics at Texas A&M University.

    Taking the Breed by the Tail 2011

  • Julius Caesar, Livy and the geographer Strabo all had a go before Tacitus published his monograph in 98 A.D. But it was his account of these pure-bred, frighteningly tall, dazzlingly blond warriors with their piercing blue eyes, their chastity and their courage, that stuck in the German mind and, nearly two millennia later, bolstered the Nazis' fantasies that they were destined to be the Master Race.

    Hitler's Golden Book Ferdinand Mount 2011

  • If a herd is believed, from prior testing, to consist mostly of pure-bred bison, "it would be a tragedy to purposefully bring in hybrids," says Jim Derr , who has spent decades researching bison genetics at Texas A&M University.

    Wondering if That's a Genuine Bison? Try Pulling Its Tail Stephanie Simon 2011

  • Haven't actually met a pure-bred Xolo but the Xolo's of my acquaintenance in the Colima, countryside are smooth skinned.

    See You Later, Mr. Chan* 2009

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