Poetic word for ‘horse’; steed.
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释义 | the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > for riding > swift steed (5) blonkOE Poetic word for ‘horse’; steed. steedc1175 In Middle English and early modern English, a high-mettled horse used on state occasions, in war, or in the lists; a great horse, as distinguished… a stern steedc1300 In alliterative verse and phrases, often with sense weakened, or influenced by the words with which it is coupled; as †stern on steed, †stern in steel… prancer?1566 A spirited or prancing horse; a steed. Now rare. Pacoleta1586 In allusive and similative use. A mythical horse able to transport a person swiftly to wherever he or she wishes. More fully Pacolet's horse. |
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