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true-bred — trueˈ bred adjective 1. Pure bred 2. Typical 3. Of good breeding • • • Main Entry: ↑true … Useful english dictionary
true-bred — /ˈtru brɛd/ (say trooh bred) adjective 1. thoroughbred; purebred. 2. showing good breeding …
true — adj., adv., & v. adj. 1 in accordance with fact or reality (a true story). 2 genuine; rightly or strictly so called; not spurious or counterfeit (a true friend; the true heir to the throne). 3 (often foll. by to) loyal or faithful (true to one s… … Useful english dictionary
true-born — trueˈ born adjective 1. Of genuine birth 2. Pure bred 3. True to the qualities of the breed 4. Legitimate • • • Main Entry: ↑true … Useful english dictionary
True breeding organism — A true breeding organism, sometimes also called a pure bred, is an organism having certain biological traits which are passed on to all subsequent generations when bred with another true breeding organism for the same traits. In other words, to… … Wikipedia
List of True Blood characters — True Blood is an American television drama series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris. This article includes main characters (i.e. characters played by a main cast member), as well… … Wikipedia
A True Woman — Infobox Book | name = A True Woman title orig = translator = image caption = author = Baroness Orczy illustrator = cover artist = country = UK language = English series = genre = Historical novel publisher = Hutchinson Co release date = 1911… … Wikipedia
Is It True — Thoroughbred racehorse infobox horsename = Is It True caption = sire = Raja Baba grandsire = Bold Ruler dam = Roman Rockette damsire = Proudest Roman sex = Stallion foaled = 1986 country = United States flagicon|USA colour = Bay breeder = Warner… … Wikipedia
Yorkshire born and Yorkshire bred, strong in the arm and weak in the head — The names of other (chiefly, northern) English counties and towns are also used instead of Yorkshire. 1852 Notes & Queries 1st ser. V. 573 Derbyshire born and Derbyshire bred, Strong i’ th’ arm, and weak i’ th’ head. 1869 W. C. HAZLITT English… … Proverbs new dictionary
truebred — true•bred [[t]ˈtruˈbrɛd[/t]] adj. ahb. thoroughbred or purebred • Etymology: 1590–1600 … From formal English to slang
