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STEEDS
Proper noun
Steeds
plural of Steed
Noun
steeds
plural of steed
Source: Wiktionary
STEED
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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