carriage horse

American  

noun

1. a horse trained and groomed to draw carriages.

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Etymology

Origin of carriage horse

First recorded in 1590–1600

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Example Sentences

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carriage horse

The accident comes a week after a carriage horse called Deniz died in Central Park from eating a toxic plant, according to the initial autopsy results.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

In her box stall on 52nd Street, Fintzi’s shaggy draft horse Stella, a Chicago carriage horse until that city banned the practice in 2020, nibbled hay on a recent afternoon.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022

James didn’t skip a beat when I told him about the carriage horse.

From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2020

In the third trailer was a spectacular black carriage horse that would carry a saddle draped with two of King’s guitars.

From The Guardian ● May 31, 2015

But the same thing may be said of a carriage horse or a charger.

From The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises by Vielle Moustache

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