shire horse
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of shire horse
C19: so called because the breed was originally reared in the Shires. See shire 1
Example Sentences
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Sammy the shire horse had recently lost her own foal when the thoroughbreds, whose own mothers had died, were brought into her care.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023
He later rode team-mate Thomas Bjorn into the victory press conference like a half-cut shire horse.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2014
Titled "Isles of Wonder", it opens with a recreation of bucolic bliss, complete with fields, hedges, sheep, geese, a shire horse, shepherdesses and even a game of village cricket.
From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2012
Inspired by William Shakespeare's "The Tempest", it opens with a recreation of bucolic bliss, complete with fields, fences, hedges, sheep, geese, a shire horse, shepherdesses and even a game of village cricket.
From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2012
It's no good if it's pulled by a shire horse.
From The Guardian • Dec. 10, 2010
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