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steed

[ steed ]

noun

  1. a horse, especially a high-spirited one.


steed

/ stiːd /

noun

  1. archaic.
    a horse, esp one that is spirited or swift
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • steedlike adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of steed1

before 900; Middle English stēde, Old English stēda stallion; akin to stōd stud 2; compare German Stute
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Word History and Origins

Origin of steed1

Old English stēda stallion; related to German Stute female horse; see stud ²
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Example Sentences

After testing a half dozen competitors, including the Cannondale Topstone, Giant Revolt, Salsa Warbird, and Trek Checkpoint, over the course of the spring and summer, the Diverge is my preferred steed.

Almost immediately after mounting my trusty steed, I was ready to end my pony ride.

After he went public, Steed was the target of ridicule and gossip and even received hate mail.

As Steed told the paper in 2005, “I felt like I was the one who got in trouble.”

By speaking out, Steed saved an unknown number of boys from sexual abuse.

The cover features two different pictures of her floating alongside a fiery white steed.

“Steed”—Jefferson rode on horseback to the Capitol to take his oath of office as President.

She ordered a steed to be saddled and followed by her squire, Francoeur, she rode to the castle of Clarides.

And striking spurs to his steed he charged furiously upon Sir Edward Bruce's division, but was quickly borne down and slain.

The fight lasts for three days, and he appears each day in a different dress, and mounted on a different steed.

The procession, preceded by Bob on his feathered steed, passed through a chasm overgrown with brambles.

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