戦せん馬ば

noun

warhorse; military horse

Rare term for a horse used in battle or military contexts. Often replaced by 軍馬 (ぐんば) in modern usage.

See also: 軍馬

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だい、戦せん馬ばは武ぶ士しにとって欠かかせない存そん在ざいだった。

  In the Warring States period, warhorses were indispensable to samurai.