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Rosinante
[ roz-uh-nan-tee, roh-zuh-nahn-tee ]
noun
- the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
- (lowercase) an old, decrepit horse.
Rosinante
/ ˌrɒzɪˈnæntɪ /
noun
- a worn-out emaciated old horse
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Rosinante1
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Example Sentences
His helmet is a barbers basin, his horse, Rosinante, and a labourers donkey brays at the sight of his coat-of-arms.
And the caravan moved on as fast as the wall-eyed anatomy of a Rosinante could drag it.
The judge rides on in front of us on his "Rosinante," to encourage the mules.
The copper has only lost its polish; a little more charcoal,—and Rosinante still lives.
Rosinante would have been ashamed to be seen grazing in the same field with such caricatures of his race.
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