packhorse

[ pak-hawrs ]

noun

1. a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
2. a person who works hard or bears a heavy load of responsibility.

packhorse

/ ˈpækˌhɔːs /

noun

1. a horse used to transport goods, equipment, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of packhorse¹

pack ¹ + horse

Example Sentences

They had parked the car and Val complained that he had become a sort of packhorse, and anything but patient one.

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You're the man I saw 'knocking down your check,' as you called it, at an inn near here called the Packhorse.

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And he went outside in search of Stanesby, whom he found strapping their swags on to the packhorse.

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In the afternoon they reached a little town, whence a cart conveyed them to the "Packhorse."

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When I rode up to Jack's place I saw his horse and packhorse tied up outside the gate.

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