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draft horse
[ draft hawrs, drahft ]
noun
- a workhorse especially used or suited for drawing loads:
The Clydesdales are among our most popular breeds of draft horses.
Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
The company traces its roots to Sol Simpson, who in 1890 innovated by using draft horses, instead of oxen, and later developed a mechanized machine to haul away timber.
What Taylor had yet to discover was that Turcotte had spent five years cutting lumber and driving a team of draft horses.
My Horses When I was traumatized, my family’s draft horse was very helpful in my rehabilitation.
For years, Mr. Butler shuttled between an apartment in Manhattan and his family farm in Holderness, where he worked on his films and also tended to his sheep, goats and Belgian draft horses.
Sidney A. Beard and Jill Brown have six cats, three hens, two dogs, two rabbits and a Belgian draft horse, all rescues.
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