warhorse

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

warhorses

1.
(historical)(historical, military) Any horse used in horse-cavalry, but especially one bearing an armoured knight.
Đồng nghĩa: battlehorse
2.
(figuratively, informal)(figurative, informal) An experienced person who has been through many battles, situations or contests; someone who has given long service.
Near-synonym: workhorse
Đồng nghĩa: old hand, swashbuckler, veteran, workhorse
3.
(theater, music) 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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battlehorseold handswashbuckler veteran workhorse

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From war + horse.