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adjective

ˈfu̇l-ˌbləd How to pronounce full-blood (audio)
Definition of full-bloodnext
as in thoroughbred
of unmixed ancestry her ancestry is full-blood Irish

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full-blood

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noun

as in pureblood

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Recent Examples of full-blood
Adjective
Australian full-blood Wagyu steak to its menu ($37 per ounce). — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Noun
Carnevor is the only restaurant in Wisconsin to carry MUSE Australian full-blood wagyu steak, produced by cattle with 100% Japanese genetics, but raised with Australia’s industry-leading care practices. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025 About six months ago, Carnevor introduced MUSE Australian full-blood Wagyu steak to its menu ($37 per ounce). — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for full-blood
thoroughbred
Adjective
  • The mobile bar is a converted two-horse thoroughbred horse trailer that her father helped convert, installing sinks, bar tops, a fridge.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Initially developed as the only Kentucky-style thoroughbred farm in California, it is currently operated as a horse training and boarding facility with an extensive farming operation, SLOCal’s website said.
    — Libbey Hanson, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of thoroughbred

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