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• Steed — (st[=e]d), n. [OE. stede, AS. st[=e]da a stud horse, war horse, fr. st[=o]d a stud of breeding steeds; akin to G. stute a mare, Icel. stedda, st[=o][eth], a stud. [root]163. See {Stud} of horses.] A horse, especially a spirited horse for state or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Steed Malbranque — Spielerinformationen Geburtstag 6. Januar 1980 Geburtsort Mouscron, Belgien …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• steed — O.E. steda stallion, stud horse, from P.Gmc. *stodjon (Cf. O.N. stoð), from the root of O.E. stod (see STUD (Cf. stud) (2)). In M.E., a great horse (as distinguished from a PALFREY (Cf. palfrey)), a spirited war horse. Obsolete from 16c. except… …   Etymology dictionary

• steed — noun Etymology: Middle English stede, from Old English stēda stallion; akin to Old English stōd stud more at stud Date: before 12th century horse; especially a spirited horse (as for war) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• steed — Synonyms and related words: Houyhnhnm, brood mare, charger, colt, courser, critter, dobbin, entire, entire horse, equine, filly, foal, gelding, horse, mare, mount, nag, prancer, stallion, stud, studhorse, tarpan, top horse, war horse, wild horse …   Moby Thesaurus

• war horse — Synonyms and related words: Houyhnhnm, Tammany man, beldam, brood mare, campaigner, charger, colt, courser, critter, crone, dame, dobbin, dowager, entire, entire horse, equine, filly, foal, frump, gelding, grandam, grandmother, granny, hag, horse …   Moby Thesaurus

• Wickham Steed — Henry Wickham Stickum Steed (10 October 1871 13 January 1956) was a British journalist and historian. He was one of the first English speakers to sound warning bells about the new German Chancellor Adolf Hitler. LifeHe was born in Long Melford,… …   Wikipedia

• John Steed — Seriendaten Deutscher Titel: Mit Schirm, Charme und Melone Originaltitel: The Avengers/The New Avengers Produktionsland: Vereinigtes Königreich Produktionsjahr(e): 1961–1969/1976–1977 Episodenanzahl: 187 (161 + 26) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Thomas W. Steed — Infobox Military Person name= Thomas Webster Steed born= birth date|1904|10|18 died= death date and age|1973|10|21|1904|10|18 placeofbirth= Mineral Bluff, Georgia placeofdeath= Manchester, New Hampshire placeofburial= caption= nickname=… …   Wikipedia

• Wickham Steed — Henry Wickham Steed, surnommé H. Wickham Stickum Steed, (10 octobre, 1871 13 janvier, 1956) était un célèbre journaliste et historien anglais. Il a été un des premiers journali …   Wikipédia en Français