draught horse

/dræft hɔrs/

Other forms: draught horses

Definitions of draught horse

1. noun

   horse adapted for drawing heavy loads
   synonyms: draft horse, dray horse

   types:

   cart horse, carthorse, drayhorse

   draft horse kept for pulling carts

   Clydesdale

   heavy feathered-legged breed of draft horse originally from Scotland

   Percheron

   one of a breed of grey or black draft horses originally used in France to draw heavy coaches or artillery

   shire, shire horse

   British breed of large heavy draft horse

   pole horse, poler

   a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle

   wheel horse, wheeler

   a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle

   coach horse

   strong draft horse for drawing coaches

   type of:

   workhorse

   a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor