cart horse
a strong horse bred to draw heavy loads; draft horse.
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How to use cart horse in a sentence
At least,” he added, after a pause, “I used frequently to get rides on a cart-horse when I was a very little boy.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneSeth Maxfield detained Gibbs for a few minutes to ask his advice about a favourite cart-horse.
A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) | Frances Eleanor TrollopeIf he had not the air of a thoroughbred, he had none of the plebeian clumsiness of the cart-horse.
Paul Patoff | F. Marion CrawfordBecause she did so much, we said that she was as strong as a cart-horse.
A Window in Thrums | J. M. BarrieI might take up my old simile of the race-horse and cart-horse.
My Lady Ludlow | Elizabeth Gaskell
British Dictionary definitions for carthorse
/ (ˈkɑːtˌhɔːs) /
a large heavily built horse kept for pulling carts or carriages
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