Meanings
nounpurebreed (plural purebreeds)
plural purebreeds
- Synonym of thoroughbreed.
There has been a strong movement for a number of years on the part of American poultry producers to pay progressively less attention to the traditional purebreeds.
2012, Douglas M. Considine, Foods and Food Production Encyclopedia, page 1561Synonyms: thoroughbreed
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of thoroughbreed.
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purebreed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purebreed
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“purebreed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purebreed. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purebreed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purebreed.
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