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

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

Synonyms for war-horse

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