warhorse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any horse used in horse-cavalry, but especially one bearing an armoured knight.
  2. An experienced person who has been through many battles, situations or contests; someone who has given long service.
  3. 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.

Word forms

warhorse warhorses

Etymology

From war + horse.

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