steeds

Noun

steed (plural steeds)

1. (archaic, poetic) A stallion, especially one used for riding.
   • The studded bridle on a ragged bough
     Nimbly she fastens: -- O, how quick is love! --
     The steed is stalled up, and even now
     To tie the rider she begins to prove:
     Backward she push'd him, as she would be thrust,
     And govern'd him in strength, though not in lust.1593, [William Shakespeare], Venus and Adonis, London: […] Richard Field, […], →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   mount

2. (humorous, slang) A bicycle or other vehicle.
   • In the green lanes of Merrie England the bicycle rider in his natty uniform, speeding along on his silent steed, is met with almost as often as vehicles drawn by horses, and it is safe to say that in the various countries of the world not less than half a million bicycles and tricycles are now in...1887 July 26, Thomas Stevens, “Bicycle chat for boys”, in Harper's Young People, volume VIII, number 404, page 614

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