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steed

  [steed]
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–noun
a horse, esp. a high-spirited one.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME stēde, OE stēda stallion; akin to stōd stud 2 ; cf. G Stute

Related forms:
steedlike, adjective
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steed   (stēd)   
n.  A horse, especially a spirited one.

[Middle English stede, from Old English stēda, stallion; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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steed 
O.E. steda "stallion, stud horse," from P.Gmc. *stodjon (cf. O.N. stoð), from the root of O.E. stod (see stud (2)). In M.E., "a great horse" (as distinguished from a palfrey), "a spirited war horse." Obsolete from 16c. except in poetic, rhetorical, or jocular language.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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