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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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