steed has definitions from the field of zoology
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[ noun ] (literary) spirited horse for state or war

Used in print

(Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)

The truth is , however , that when Mel_Chandler first reported to the regiment the only steed he had ever ridden was a swivel_chair and the only weapon he had ever wielded was a pencil .

Related terms

warhorse literature

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 3014
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