cart horse

American  

noun

1. a strong horse bred to draw heavy loads; draft horse.

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Etymology

Origin of cart horse

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

There was a boy in the crowd, his curly, black hair wild in the wind, riding on the back of a boar the size of a cart horse.

From Literature

Something called the Bulgarian bag looks like the collar on a cart horse.

From Washington Post

Putting his last strength into the effort to remain where he was, he loosed his teeth from Woundwort’s shoulder and dropped his head, like a cart horse straining at a load.

From Literature

That amount, Heathers quips, is more appropriate for a cart horse than a child.

From Science Magazine

The Euro project put the political cart firmly ahead of the horse, trundling along, dragging a few rather fine stallions, harnessed to assorted cart horses and the occasional donkey behind it.

From BBC