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coach horse

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noun

a horse, usually strong and heavily built, for drawing a coach.

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Origin of coach horse

First recorded in 1580–90

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for coach horse

And I shall begin with our familiar and unsavoury old friend, the Devil's Coach-horse.
The Strand Magazine, Volume XVII, February 1899, No. 98.|Various
The scientific name of the dardaol is "ocypus olens," in English he is sometimes called the "devil's coach-horse."
Legends of Saints & Sinners|Douglas Hyde
But the Devil's Coach-horse makes it serve a double purpose.
The Strand Magazine, Volume XVII, February 1899, No. 98.|Various
They might just as well have settled that he was a coach-horse, and could just as easily have called him one.
A Child's History of England|Charles Dickens

Of course, however, it is just these insect-eating birds that the Devil's Coach-horse has most to fear from.
The Strand Magazine, Volume XVII, February 1899, No. 98.|Various