Rosinante
Americannoun
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the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
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(lowercase) an old, decrepit horse.
noun
Etymology
Origin of Rosinante
C18: from Spanish, the name of Don Quixote's horse, from rocin old horse
Example Sentences
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With the primary sweepstakes but three months away, McGovern appears more a Rosinante than a viable dark horse.
From Time Magazine Archive
He trades his Rosinante for a ferry ride and enters the holy city of Kiev.
From Time Magazine Archive
Came the scene where he sees windmills through the mist, takes them for menacing giants, mounts Rosinante and charges.
From Time Magazine Archive
Henry Brocken rides upon Rosinante into a strange dream country wherein he meets such familiar characters as Lemuel Gulliver, La Belle Dame Sans Merci and Jane Eyre.
From Time Magazine Archive
During his Border tour Burns had ridden his Rosinante mare, which he had named Jenny Geddes.
From Robert Burns by Shairp, John Campbell
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