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Definition of "high-blooded" [high-blooded]

  • Of high birth; of noble lineage; of a fine strain, as an Arabian horse.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "high-blooded" in a sentence
  • "There he sat, with his tweed suit and his American accent, in the corner of a prosaic railway-carriage, and yet as I looked at his dark and expressive face I felt more than ever how true a descendant he was of that long line of high-blooded, fiery, and masterful men."
  • "The latter rallied in an instant, and, being a stout, high-blooded"
  • "In the circle you were born into, maybe you were too high-blooded, indicating a forbidden match, so they put you out in the street."
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