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DRAFT HORSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Horse adapted for drawing heavy loads
Synonyms:
draft horse; draught horse; dray horse
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("draft horse" is a kind of...):
workhorse (a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "draft horse"):
cart horse; carthorse; drayhorse (draft horse kept for pulling carts)
Clydesdale (heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland)
Percheron (one of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillery)
shire; shire horse (British breed of large heavy draft horse)
pole horse; poler (a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle)
wheel horse; wheeler (a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle)
coach horse (strong draft horse for drawing coaches)
