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thoroughbred

 noun
     
Related topics: Horses
thor‧ough‧bred [countable]
1DSH a horse that has parents of the same very good breed:
a thoroughbred stallion
2 especially British English someone who seems to do something naturally to a very high standard:
football thoroughbred Mick Jones
—thoroughbred adjective
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