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Antonyms for war horse


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



Definition of war horse

  • As in qualified : adj able, skillful
  • As in old-timer : noun elderly person
  • As in Old Guard : noun original group
Example sentences :
  • An attack on the liberty of the press was to Raeburn what the sound of the trumpet is to the war horse.
  • Extract from : « We Two » by Edna Lyall
  • He longed for battle as the war horse that already sniffs the fray.
  • Extract from : « Brother Against Brother » by John Roy Musick
  • Like the war horse in the Bible, the veteran traveller shouted "Aha!"
  • Extract from : « The Life of Sir Richard Burton » by Thomas Wright
  • "It'll be worth it," replied the other, scenting the battle like a war horse.
  • Extract from : « The Launch Boys' Cruise in the Deerfoot » by Edward S. Ellis
  • If she saw Geronimo stealing the war horse she would tell her husband.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Geronimo » by James Arthur Kjelgaard
  • He gave his war horse the best of care, and kept him expressly for battle.
  • Extract from : « Life and Adventures of 'Billy' Dixon » by Billy Dixon
  • “He cannot buy it,” said Mrs. de Tracy with the snort of a war horse.
  • Extract from : « Robinetta » by Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • Every one must be strong, every one perfect, every one obedient as a war horse.
  • Extract from : « Lectures on Art » by John Ruskin
  • Jim is no name for a war horse who won a victory and a marble bust and a poem.
  • Extract from : « Remarks » by Bill Nye
  • At each blast he threw back his head and sniffed at the air as a war horse does at sound of the bugle.
  • Extract from : « The Web of the Golden Spider » by Frederick Orin Bartlett

Synonyms for war horse

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