Associations to the word «Purebred»

Wiktionary

PUREBRED, adjective. That which has genuine parents of the same breed, usually of an animal.
PUREBRED, noun. An animal which has genuine parents of the same breed.

Dictionary definition

PUREBRED, noun. A pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses.
PUREBRED, adjective. Bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats