NOUN | animal | draught horse, draft horse, dray horse | horse adapted for drawing heavy loads |
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Meaning | horse adapted for drawing heavy loads. | |
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Synonyms | draft horse, dray horse | |
Narrower | Clydesdale | Heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally / originally from Scotland |
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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