| NOUN | animal | dray horse, draft horse, draught 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, draught 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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