warhorse

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

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

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

   “Near-synonym: workhorse”

3. isim 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”