harness horse

American

noun

a horse used for pulling vehicles.
a horse used in harness racing.

Etymology

Origin of harness horse

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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He also won against a harness horse in which he spotted the trotter a 20-length lead.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2022

Leerhsen, who is the author of biographies of Ty Cobb and the harness horse Dan Patch, amply demonstrates that cowboys are in his corral.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2020

The shopping mall takes its name from Freehold Raceway, America’s oldest harness horse racing track, dating from the 1830s.

From The Guardian • Nov. 21, 2019

Illinois' only two harness horse racing tracks kept their promise to the Illinois Racing Board as they filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday to continue operations into 2015 and protect themselves against property seizure.

From Chicago Tribune • Dec. 24, 2014

Load milk on express, harness horse, away to factory mile away—get whey return.

From Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Various Aspects of the Problem of Abortion in New Zealand by McMillan, D. G. (David Gervan)

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