battlehorse

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noun

Synonym of warhorse.

Similar
warhorse
OriginEnglish horse ← Middle English hors ← Old English hors →
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Meanings

nounbattlehorse (plural battlehorses)

plural battlehorses

  1. Synonym of warhorse.

    Synonyms: warhorse

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of warhorse.

Similar
warhorse
Also see
warhorse

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰedʰh₂-
  2. Latinbattuō
  3. Late Latinbattālia
  4. Old Frenchbataille
  5. Middle Englishbatayle
  6. Englishbattle
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*wers-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*wérsēn
  12. Proto-Indo-Iranian*(w)ŕ̥šā
  13. Proto-Iranian*(w)ŕ̥šāder.?
  14. Proto-Germanic*hrussą
  15. Proto-West Germanic*hross
  16. Old Englishhors
  17. Middle Englishhors
  18. Englishhorse
  19. Englishbattlehorse

From battle + horse.

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APA

battlehorse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battlehorse

MLA

“battlehorse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battlehorse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “battlehorse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/battlehorse.

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