thoroughbred

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"You fellows can never get it out of your heads that your thoroughbred is always, and necessarily, more sensitive than your mongrel.

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  1. noun A purebred or pedigreed animal, especially a horse.
  2. noun Any of a breed of horses, bred chiefly for racing, originating from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares.
  3. noun A well-bred person.

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thoroughbred:   thoroughbreds
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