noun. A horse used in combat; a charger.

noun. A person who has been through many battles, struggles, or difficult experiences.

noun. A musical or dramatic work that has been performed so often that it has become widely familiar.

noun. Any horse used in horse-cavalry, but especially one bearing an armored knight.

noun. , (music) A regularly revived theatrical or musical work, as with Hamlet or a Beethoven symphony, or as excerpts thereto. May imply that the work in question has become hackneyed.

noun. An experienced person who has been through many battles, situations or contests; someone who has given long service.

noun. an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service

noun. a work of art (composition or drama) that is part of the standard repertory but has become hackneyed from much repetition

noun. horse used in war

"She might take exception to it because a Georgia warhorse is a big grasshopper."

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