steed

noun \ ˈstēd \

Updated on: 15 Apr 2018

: horse; especially : a spirited horse (as for war)

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Examples of steed in a Sentence

a brave knight and his noble steed
the knight mounted his trusty steed

Recent Examples of steed from the Web

Haigh never shows Charley riding Pete, only walking alongside the horse, which cements the idea of them not as master and steed but as equals.

— j.r. jones, Chicago Reader, "Lean on Pete tells the story of a horse and a teenager who feels like one," 12 Apr. 2018
Earlier this month, a 15-year-old girl in Cleethorpes rode her pony through a McDonald’s drive-up, ordering carrots for her trusty steed before heading on her way.

— michelle gant, Fox News, "McDonald's customer takes tiny red cartoon van through drive-thru," 11 Apr. 2018
Del owns a pair of steeds, the more mellow of whom is a quarter horse named Lean on Pete; with his jockey Bonnie (Chloe Sevigny) and with Charley signed up as general purpose gofer, Del plies a circuit of county fairs and backwoods racetracks.

— ty burr, BostonGlobe.com, "‘Lean on Pete’ is a moving story of a boy and his steed," 11 Apr. 2018
Knights fought with swords, a noble steed pranced, and the anachronistic tinge clearly was intended.

— scott craven, azcentral, "Medieval Times breaks ground in Phoenix, to open in 2019," 6 Apr. 2018
Such barriers to entry hurt sore steeds, workers and the economy, so it’s good news that Nebraska lawmakers are considering an occupational licensing reform that could be a national model.

— the editorial board, WSJ, "A Model for Licensing Reform," 3 Apr. 2018
Still, the rep added that the barista had turned Aspen and Scout away mostly out of surprise at seeing a noble steed at the window.

— emily wang, Teen Vogue, "Starbucks Wouldn't Let This Teen Ride Her Horse Through the Drive-Thru," 5 Mar. 2018
But to ease the tensions a bit, Holder says that fans shouldn't think that the Saints aren't going to go out and find a veteran player to help solidify the young group that played in the steed of Vaccaro when he was injured this season.

— clyde verdin, NOLA.com, "Kenny Vaccaro will be a loss for the Saints, but just how big?," 1 Mar. 2018
Although Charles was a physically unprepossessing figure, he is made more magnificent by clothes, armor, jewels, and by his setting—atop a frisky slobbering steed, or enthroned before a robust column.

— hamish bowles, Vogue, "In London, Investigating the Personal Collection of an Art-Obsessed Royal," 17 Feb. 2018

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