warhorse

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An experienced person who has been through many battles, situations or contests; someone who has given long service

Srinath: India's warhorse (headline from ).

Any horse used in horse-cavalry, but especially one bearing an armored knight

As he spoke, the knight-errant, who had remounted his warhorse, galloped forward to the royal stand, with a silken kerchief bound round his wounded arm. — Arthur Conan Doyle, The White Company, Chapter 26.

A regularly revived theatrical or musical work, as with Hamlet or a Beethoven symphony, or as excerpts thereto. May imply that the work in question has become hackneyed
horse used in war
a work of art (composition or drama) that is part of the standard repertory but has become hackneyed from much repetition
{i} charger, horse used in battle; veteran soldier; person who has taken part in many conflicts or controversies (Informal); musical or dramatic piece that has been done so many times as to become commonplace
horse used in war a work of art (composition or drama) that is part of the standard repertory but has become hackneyed from much repetition
You can refer to someone such as an old soldier or politician who is still active and aggressive as a warhorse
veteran: an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service

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plural of warhorse
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