Rosinante
Americannoun
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the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
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(lowercase) an old, decrepit horse.
noun
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Origin of Rosinante
C18: from Spanish, the name of Don Quixote's horse, from rocin old horse
Example Sentences
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Its teaser shows off a new season that brings the crew of the Rosinante to a new planet, where they’ll face some massive problems.
From The Verge
Last month, the channel released a brief teaser that revealed that the show would return in April, and hinted that the crew of the Rosinante will have to come to terms with their various past mistakes as war looms.
From The Verge
You can be as sedate as Rosinante till called upon.
From Project Gutenberg
Coercion and relief were two reins in his skilled hands wherewith he sawed the mouth of poor rawboned Rosinante, till the harried animal came down upon its haunches.
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There I joyfully parted with my Rosinante, and hiring a horse, rode post.
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