carriage horse
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of carriage horse
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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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
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
Winners received Bosco chocolate syrup in honor of George’s close-kept password, and Beefareeno canned meat, which Cosmo Kramer regrettably fed to a carriage horse.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2014
On the wedding day, Cleveland Bays, the only British breed of carriage horse will pull the majority of royal carriages.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2011
"Poor old fellow!" said the boy; "do you think, grandpapa, he was ever a carriage horse?"
From Black Beauty, Young Folks' Edition by Sewell, Anna
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