Carthorse

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A large, strong horse used for pulling heavy loads.

    "The blacksmith's forge shone bright on the opposite side of the way, and the proprietor had the hind-leg of a carthorse in his leather-coated lap."

  2. 2
    draft horse kept for pulling carts wordnet

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cart horsedrayhorse

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"The blacksmith's forge shone bright on the opposite side of the way, and the proprietor had the hind-leg of a carthorse in his leather-coated lap."

Etymology

From Middle English carthors, cartehors, from Old English crætehors (“a carthorse”), equivalent to cart + horse.

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