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warhorse.

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

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    historical
  2. An experienced person who has been through many battles, situations or contests; someone who has given long service.

    figuratively · informal
  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.

    a Wagner warhorse
Where this word comes from

From war + horse.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.