Packhorse
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A horse used as a pack animal.
"Finally they put him on one of De Soto's packhorses, but even on a packhorse his feet hung down to within a few inches of the ground."
- 2 a workhorse used as a pack animal wordnet
Example
More examples"Finally they put him on one of De Soto's packhorses, but even on a packhorse his feet hung down to within a few inches of the ground."
Etymology
From pack + horse.
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