Synonyms for war horse
Grammar : Adj, noun |
Spell : wawr-hawrs |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɔrˌhɔrs |
Top 10 synonyms for war horse
- adept
- all around
- au fait
- catechized
- conservative group
- diehards
- examined
- expert
- fit
- fitted
- fossil
- geezer
- golden-ager
- good
- gramps
- instructed
- licensed
- mossback
- old dog
- old hand
- old soldier
- practiced
- pro
- proficient
- proper
- proved
- quizzed
- senior
- talented
- tested
- trained
- tried
- up to snuff
- up to speed
- vet
- veteran
- veterans
- war horse
- war-horse
- wicked
Définition of war horse
- As in qualified : adj able, skillful
- As in old-timer : noun elderly person
- As in Old Guard : noun original group
- 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
Antonyms for war horse
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