carriage horse
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of carriage horse
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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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 the wake of Ryder’s accident, the carriage horse industry itself has called upon the city to step up oversight.
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
Will he be a charger, a fourteen-stone hunter, or a London carriage horse?
From A Cotswold Village by Gibbs, J. Arthur
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