packhorse

[pak-hawrs]

noun

a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
a person who works hard or bears a heavy load of responsibility.

Origin of packhorse

pack¹ + horse

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Historical Examples of packhorse

With this, he unhooked his nag from the wall, and clattered off to the "Packhorse."
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866
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She was a shepherdess to the core, and hated the poor "Packhorse."
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866
Various
I wish the 'Packhorse' was quit of him, maugre his laced coat.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866
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Why, whence come you that know not the 'Packhorse,' nor yet Allerton township?
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866
Various
Then he returned to the "Packhorse," and told Mercy what he had done.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866
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British Dictionary definitions for packhorse

packhorse

noun

a horse used to transport goods, equipment, etc

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