cart horse
noun
a strong horse bred to draw heavy loads; draft horse.
Origin of cart horse
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400
Words nearby cart horse
carson, kit,
carson, rachel,
carstensz,
cart,
cart before the horse, put the,
cart horse,
cart off,
cart track,
cartage,
cartagena,
carte
Example sentences from the Web for carthorse
He was as big as a carthorse, as graceful as a dray and as meek as a missionary.
At Good Old Siwash |George FitchA trout would not wobble and tug in that sullen, carthorse manner.
Lines in Pleasant Places |William SeniorNothing will make them move faster—like whipping a carthorse into a gallop; it soon dies away in the old jog-trot.
The Hills and the Vale |Richard JefferiesSome short time afterwards a carthorse was found in the fields stabbed in several places, though, fortunately, not severely.
Hodge and His Masters |Richard Jefferies
British Dictionary definitions for carthorse
carthorse
/ (ˈkɑːtˌhɔːs) /
noun
a large heavily built horse kept for pulling carts or carriages