packhorse
packhorse · packhorses
A horse used as a pack animalA horse used as a pack animal.
» They were weighed down like packhorses.
Sie waren beladen wie Packesel.
Meaning
1 sensesA horse used as a pack animal.
a workhorse used as a pack animal
Examples
1 sentencesThey were weighed down like packhorses.
deSie waren beladen wie Packesel. — raggione
Origin
From pack + horse, possibly (from an uncertain date) via Middle English palhors (read pakhFrom pack + horse, possibly (from an uncertain date) via Middle English palhors (read pakhorse).
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Forms
plural: packhorsesSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsDerivedpackhorse bridge