steed

Meaning

  1. A stallion, especially in the sense of mount.
  2. (slang) A bicycle.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/stiːd/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle English stede (“steed”), from Old English stēda (“stallion, stud”), from Proto-West Germanic *stōdijō; (compare Old Dutch stoti (“herd of horses”), Old High German stuot (“herd of horses”)).

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