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noun
Any horse used in horse-cavalry, but especially one bearing an armoured knight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Synonyms: battlehorse
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An experienced person who has been through many battles, situations or contests; someone who has given long service.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, informal
Synonyms: old hand, swashbuckler, veteran, workhorse
Antonyms: none provided
noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music, theater
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
horse used in war
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: saddle horse, riding horse, mount
Narrower terms: cavalry horse, charger, courser, steed
noun
a work of art (composition or drama) that is part of the standard repertory but has become hackneyed from much repetition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: work of art
noun
an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: veteran, old-timer, oldtimer, old hand, old stager, stager
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: expert
History
From war + horse.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
