·adj Of a genuine or right breed; as, a true-bred beast.
II. True-bred ·adj Being of real breeding or education; as, a true-bred gentleman.
·- imp. & ·p.p. of Breed. II. Bred ·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Breed>>. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·adv In accordance with truth; truly. II. True ·noun Right to precision; conformable to a rule or p...
a slut. Exm. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
·adj Half-blooded. II. Half-bred ·adj Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good-breeding; not w...
·adj Bred in high life; of pure blood. ...
·adj Not polished; rude; uncultivated. II. Home-bred ·adj Bred at home; domestic; not foreign. ...
·adj Badly educated or brought up; impolite; incivil; rude. ·see Note under Ill, ·adv ...
·adj Bred in conformity to a standard. Specif., applied to a registered trotting horse which comes u...
·adj Having good breeding; refined in manners; polite; cultivated. ...
·noun A person of inflexible integrity or fidelity. II. True-blue ·adj Of inflexible honesty and fi...
·adj Of genuine birth; having a right by birth to any title; as, a true-born Englishman. ...
·adj Of a faithful heart; honest; sincere; not faithless or deceitful; as, a truhearted friend. ...
·noun An honest fellow. ...
See anomaly. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
A metaphorical term for an honest and hearty sailor: "true to his uniform, and uniformly true." ...
See horizon. ...
Opposed to cross-tide (which see). ...
The exact depth of soundings. ...