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

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

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

To which I reply, "If you keep a carriage, hunt the carriage horse; if you don't, borrow a friend's horse for a long ride in the country, and accidentally meet the hounds."

From Mr. Punch in the Hunting Field by Various