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Steed

//stiːd// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname.

Noun

1
A stallion, especially one used for riding. archaic, poetic
"The studded bridle on a ragged bough Nimbly she fastens: -- O, how quick is love! -- The steed is stalled up, and even now To tie the rider she begins to prove: Backward she push'd him, as she would be thrust, And govern'd him in strength, though not in lust."
2
(literary) a spirited horse for state of war wordnet
3
A bicycle or other vehicle. humorous, slang
"silent steed"

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English stede (“steed”), from Old English stēda (“stallion, stud”), from Proto-West Germanic *stōdijō; (compare Old Dutch stoti (“herd of horses”), Old High German stuot (“herd of horses”)).

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