Synonyms for war-horse


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : wawr-hawrs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɔrˌhɔrs

Top 10 synonyms for war-horse Other synonyms for the word war-horse

Définition of war-horse

  • As in qualified : adj able, skillful
  • As in old-timer : noun elderly person
Example sentences :
  • And why does the great Minister start to his feet like a war-horse?
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 11, June 11, 1870 » by Various
  • The sound of the traffic is like music, and I feel like a war-horse that wants to be marching to it.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • If you ask me what horse, I can reply with some pride that it was a war-horse.
  • Extract from : « The Napoleon of Notting Hill » by Gilbert K. Chesterton
  • Norman raised his head like a war-horse at the sound of a trumpet-call.
  • Extract from : « The Opal Serpent » by Fergus Hume
  • He was mounted on the war-horse presented to him by Don Augustin Peña.
  • Extract from : « Wood Rangers » by Mayne Reid
  • That girl has the spirit of a war-horse; she would carry any man round the world.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Dog » by William Kirby
  • The war-horse, saddled and bridled, is pawing the earth and neighing.
  • Extract from : « The American Empire » by Scott Nearing
  • So violent was it that the Prince's war-horse staggered and well-nigh fell.
  • Extract from : « Stories of Siegfried » by Mary MacGregor
  • They spoke to his heart as the trumpet speaks to the war-horse.
  • Extract from : « Zanoni » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
  • The cry of a baby was to her as the sound of trumpets is to a war-horse.
  • Extract from : « A Pair of Clogs » by Amy Walton

Antonyms for war-horse

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