Boathorse

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A horse that tows a boat or barge.

    "The boathorse provided the power for most boats until the 1880s, when steam boats became more common."

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"The boathorse provided the power for most boats until the 1880s, when steam boats became more common."

Etymology

From boat + horse.

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