the term is also used, in some circles, to describe first cousins who are related on both sides. As in the product of two brothers marrying two sisters - the children of these marriages are thoroughbreds
A thoroughbred is a particular breed of racing horse. a thoroughbred stallion. Light breed of racing and jumping horse descended from three desert stallions brought to England between 1689 and 1724. Thoroughbreds have a delicate head, slim body, broad chest, and short back. Most are bay, chestnut, brown, black, or gray. They stand about 16 hands (64 in., 163 cm) high and weigh about 1,000 lbs (450 kg). They are sensitive and high-spirited and are often used to improve other stock
Developed in England as a race horse Carefully documented and selective breeding resulted in a breed having reliable size, courage, speed, and intelligence The head is particularly refined, with no fleshiness, blending into a long, graceful neck All modern Thoroughbreds descend from three founding stallions: the Byerley Turk, the Darley Arabian, and the Godolphin Arabian, bred with an English base stock
a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses a racehorse belonging to a breed that originated from a cross between Arabian stallions and English mares a well-bred person
A breed of horse, said to be descended from three Arab stallions brought to Britain in the 17th century Thoroughbreds average 16 hands Most racehorses are thoroughbreds Thoroughbreds make excellent hunter/jumpers