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Etymology

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Calque of English full-blood, voll +‎ Blut.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Vollblut n (strong, genitive Vollblutes or Vollbluts, plural Vollblute)

  1. (equestrianism) thoroughbred (purebred horse)
  2. (figurative, in compounds) dyed-in-the-wool, pur sang
    Vollblutpolitiker(please add an English translation of this usage example)

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Further reading

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  • Vollblut” in Duden online
  • Vollblut” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache