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war-horse

[ wawr-hawrs ]

/ ˈwɔrˌhɔrs /

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noun

a horse used in war; charger.

Informal. a veteran, as a soldier or politician, of many struggles and conflicts.

a musical composition, play, etc., that has been seen, heard, or performed excessively.

Origin of war-horse

First recorded in 1645–55; war¹ + horse

Words nearby war-horse

war room, war story, war surplus, war whoop, war zone, war-horse, war-weary, war., waragi, warangal, waratah

Example sentences from the Web for warhorse

The flash of a fork appeals to him like the sound of a trumpet to the warhorse.

Windfalls |(AKA Alpha of the Plough) Alfred George Gardiner
On this she has rushed on her warhorse through the air to beg Brynhild to give the Rhine back its ring.

The Perfect Wagnerite |George Bernard Shaw
The Spaniard, like his own Don Quixote, mounted the warhorse of his idealism and set out to free the oppressed, alone.

Rosinante to the Road Again |John Dos Passos
Dardar, the faithful dog, always in attendance on Diana, had seized the warhorse by the nostrils.

The Missouri Outlaws |Gustave Aimard

For was not Oliver, the earl's noble Spanish warhorse, in the castle?

The Siege of Norwich Castle |Matilda Maria Blake

British Dictionary definitions for warhorse

warhorse

/ (ˈwɔːˌhɔːs) /

noun

a horse used in battle

informal a veteran soldier, politician, or elderly person, esp one who is aggressive