carthorse

British  

/ ˈkɑːtˌhɔːs /

noun

1. a large heavily built horse kept for pulling carts or carriages

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Example Sentences

There is a view among observers that Liverpool’s current team contains world-class talent in goal, defence and attack, but that their midfield is made up of carthorses who basically run around a lot.

From The Guardian

Jamelia says her dancing is "the family joke" and despite Carol's belief she is like a carthorse on the dancefloor Jamelia believes the standard of dancing this year is pretty good.

From BBC

Matching them against D-Wave’s machine is, then, a bit like racing a carthorse against a thoroughbred.

From Economist

Her winning poem, "Clothes that escaped the Great War", tells of the plodding carthorse who would take boys away to war, and then return, later, with just their clothes.

From The Guardian

David is playing with El Rey the carthorse, while Simon is having unsatisfactory sex with a woman named Ana.

From The Guardian