warhorse
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warhorse
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From war + horse.
noun warhorses
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Any horse used in horse-cavalry, but especially one bearing an armoured knight.
Just within the inner edge of the circle stood a soldier, in the military attire of a strange nation; and without it was his warhorse, in the center of a collection of mounted domestics, seemingly in readiness to undertake some distant journey.
Similar: battlehorse, war pony
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An experienced person who has been through many battles, situations or contests; someone who has given long service.
Near-synonym: workhorse
Similar: old hand, swashbuckler, veteran, workhorse
- A regularly revived theatrical or musical work, as with Hamlet or a Beethoven symphony, or as excerpts thereto. May imply that the work in question has become hackneyed. a Wagner warhorse
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noun horse used in horse-cavalry
| Français | destrier |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Schlachtross, Kampfross, Streitross |
| Română | armăsar |
noun regularly revived theatrical or musical work
| Deutsch | Bühnenklassiker, Dauerbrenner |
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