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 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
And they gave Prince Philip a collection of items related to the sport of carriage driving, including some horseshoes formerly worn by a retired champion carriage horse from America named Jamaica.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2011
"Poor old fellow!" said the boy, "do you think, grandpapa, he was ever a carriage horse?"
From Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna
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