carthorse
carthorse · carthorses
A large, strong horse used for pulling heavy loadsA large, strong horse used for pulling heavy loads.
Meaning
1 sensesA large, strong horse used for pulling heavy loads.
draft horse kept for pulling carts
Origin
From Middle English carthors, cartehors, from Old English crætehors (“a carthorse”), equivFrom Middle English carthors, cartehors, from Old English crætehors (“a carthorse”), equivalent to cart + horse.
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Forms
plural: carthorsesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- draft horse kept for pulling carts:cart horsedrayhorse