well-tried

well-tried adjective (well tried when postpositive)

Examples from the Web for well-tried Historical Examples of well-tried

Capital, well-tried men,” said Dickenson; “but I was thinking of the corporals.

George Manville Fenn

But the prairie chief did not forsake his old and well-tried friends.

R.M. Ballantyne

I see that I can ever count on your well-tried friendship and honest aid.

Gustave Aimard

The battle must be fought with the old, well-tried, but not worn-out weapons.

Joseph Belcher

Of heavy oil engines there are some dozens of well-tried types.

Archibald Williams