Definition of "thoroughbreds" [thoroughbreds]

• Plural form of thoroughbred. (noun)

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• "The international quality of the thoroughbreds is better."
• "SIR GERALD CAMPRELL: Your Honour, Mr. President, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: If any of you are especially interested in thoroughbreds you had better let me out or go, away yourselves because I have got to confess I am a mongrel."
• "If the same rules, or lack of rules, applied to the mating of horses as applied to ourselves, there would be few, if any, "thoroughbreds" among them."