Steed

Steed
Steed Steed (st[=e]d), n. [OE. stede, AS. st[=e]da a stud-horse, war horse, fr. st[=o]d a stud of breeding steeds; akin to G. stute a mare, Icel. stedda, st[=o][eth], a stud. [root]163. See {Stud} of horses.] A horse, especially a spirited horse for state or war; -- used chiefly in poetry or stately prose. ``A knight upon a steed.'' --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed. --Shak. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Synonyms:
(especially a warhorse),


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