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Warhorse

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any horse used in horse-cavalry, but especially one bearing an armoured knight. historical

    "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."

  2. 2
    horse used in war wordnet
  3. 3
    An experienced person who has been through many battles, situations or contests; someone who has given long service. figuratively, informal

    "Near-synonym: workhorse"

  4. 4
    a work of art (composition or drama) that is part of the standard repertory but has become hackneyed from much repetition wordnet
  5. 5
    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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  1. 6
    an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service wordnet

Etymology

From war + horse.

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