Meaning | horse adapted for drawing heavy loads. |
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Synonyms | draft horse, dray horse |
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Narrower | Clydesdale | Heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally / originally from Scotland |
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Percheron | One of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally / originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillery |
carthorse, cart horse, drayhorse | draft horse kept for pulling carts |
coach horse | Strong draft horse for drawing coaches |
pole horse, poler | A draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle |
shire, shire horse | British breed of large heavy draft horse |
wheel horse, wheeler | A draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle |
Broader | workhorse | A horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor |
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