STEED

steed

(noun) (literary) a spirited horse for state of war

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Steed (plural Steeds)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Steed is the 3484th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10250 individuals. Steed is most common among White (76.08%) and Black/African American (17.46%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Teeds, deest, deets, tedes

Etymology

Noun

steed (plural steeds)

(archaic, poetic) A stallion, especially in the sense of mount.

(cycling, slang, humorous) A bicycle.

Anagrams

• Teeds, deest, deets, tedes

Source: Wiktionary


Steed, n. Etym: [OE. stede, AS. steda a stud-horse, war horse, fr. stod a stud of breeding steeds; akin to G. stute a mare, Icel. stedda, sto, a stud. *163. See Stud of horses.]

Definition: A horse, especially a spirited horse for state of war; -- used chiefly in poetry or stately prose. "A knight upon a steed." Chaucer. Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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