warhorse

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun a work of art (composition or drama) that is part of the standard repertory but has become hackneyed from much repetition
noun an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
noun horse used in war

From war + horse.

You referred to children,” Lebeziatnikov started off like a warhorse at the trumpet call. — Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
He rode tall warhorses--roans, which he bred himself--and he could never abide to be helped into the saddle. — Puck of Pook's Hill, Rudyard Kipling
Oh, they do kid me about not being in the army--especially the old warhorses, the old men that aren't going themselves. — Main Street, Sinclair Lewis

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