Meaning of Bucephalus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The warhorse of Alexander the Great.
   historical
2. Any horse used for riding.
   humorous
3. That which is the greatest of its kind.
   figuratively, obsolete

Equivalents

Examples

“the Bucephalus which he bestrode”

“It will suffice to say⟳ that when I started on my journey into the realms of lexicography, I regarded Kʻang Hsi as a Bucephalus on whose tail — 蠅附龭尾 — a foreign fly⟳ might safely get⟳ an advantageous lift⟳.”

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