different between hackneyed vs warhorse

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hackney +? -ed

hackneyed (comparative more hackneyed, superlative most hackneyed)

Repeated too often.
Synonyms: banal, commonplace, clichéd, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, unoriginal, well-worn; see also Thesaurus:hackneyed
(dated) Let out for hire.

hackneyed

war +? horse

warhorse (plural warhorses)

(historical) Any horse used in horse-cavalry, but especially one bearing an armoured knight.
(theater, music) A regularly revived theatrical or musical work, as with Hamlet or a Beethoven symphony, or as excerpts thereto. May imply that the work in question has become hackneyed.
- 2006 Most important though is the fact that, for the first time in I can barely remember how long, the ROH mounts a new production of an Italian repertory warhorse that is fully on the level of the one it replaces [and indeed, in some respects, surpasses it] [...] we actually have a "Tosca". — Google group.
An experienced person who has been through many battles, situations or contests; someone who has given long service.
- "Srinath: India's warhorse" (headline from BBC News)

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