warhorse
- n a work of art (composition or drama) that is part of the standard repertory but has become hackneyed from much repetition
- n an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
- n horse used in war
- Liked 'em all: snazzy new versions of Grease, Gypsy and Sunday in the Park With George, and a fairly traditional but winning revival of that long-unseen warhorse, South Pacific.
- The bowing out of the old warhorse, therefore, will likely leave behind an even more confused political landscape unlikely to produce a decisive winner next time Israel votes.
- Far from a warhorse, the show today looks surprisingly fresh, astringent, meaty and convention-defying.