thoroughbred, purebred

thoroughbred, purebred
As noun and adjective, these words mean "of unmixed stock, race, or breed." It is correct to refer to a thoroughbred (or purebred) horse and to an animal as thoroughbred or purebred. Only thoroughbred is applied to people. When this is done, the implication is that the person referred to is "of good breeding," a phrase interpreted to mean "polite," "courteous," "refined," and "well trained." Although purebred may be applied to any domestic animal, the word pedigreed is being increasingly used to indicate not only that the animal is of unmixed stock but that a valid written statement exists to attest this fact.

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