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- noun Plural form of
purebred .
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Examples
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I've seen animals die simply because the "purebreds" have to have certain traits.
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I've seen animals die simply because the "purebreds" have to have certain traits.
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Jeronimus, you're a little hysterical there: 'purebreds'?
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Americans ... instead of limiting yourself to socializing mostly with "purebreds".
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Americans ... instead of limiting yourself to socializing mostly with "purebreds".
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Jeronimus, you're a little hysterical there: 'purebreds'?
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Rejected, but nonetheless in need of love), it still comes from a place where "purebreds" are better.
Kimchi Mamas 2008
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Jarvis sold purebreds to his neighbors at reasonable prices and Vermont quickly became synonymous with quality wool.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Jarvis sold purebreds to his neighbors at reasonable prices and Vermont quickly became synonymous with quality wool.
Bird Cloud Annie Proulx 2011
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Much greater losses have occurred as a result of modern breed formation, one result of which is the more than 400 inheritable diseases to which purebreds are uniquely vulnerable.
From the Cave to the Kennel Mark Derr 2011
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