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Jun 27, 2019
This week’s themeWords originating in horses
This week’s words
hippodrome
horse race
chivalry
warhorse
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PRONUNCIATION:
(WAR-hors) 
MEANING:
noun:
1. A horse used in war. Also known as a charger.
2. An experienced, dependable person, thing, etc., one who has gone through many contests, battles, struggles, etc.
3. Something, such as a play, a piece of music, etc., that has been performed often to become hackneyed.
1. A horse used in war. Also known as a charger.
2. An experienced, dependable person, thing, etc., one who has gone through many contests, battles, struggles, etc.
3. Something, such as a play, a piece of music, etc., that has been performed often to become hackneyed.
ETYMOLOGY:
From war, from Old English (werre) + horse, from hors. Earliest documented use: 1586.
USAGE:
“Ageless warhorse Petero Civoniceva says ending his highly decorated rugby league career back in Brisbane Broncos’ colours would be a fairytale finish.”
Wayne Heming; Petero Hasn’t Ruled Out Broncos Farewell; Brisbane Times (Australia); Oct 16, 2009.
See more usage examples of warhorse in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.
Wayne Heming; Petero Hasn’t Ruled Out Broncos Farewell; Brisbane Times (Australia); Oct 16, 2009.
See more usage examples of warhorse in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.
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