shire horse
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Animalsshire horseˈshire horse noun [countable] HBAa type of large powerful horse used for pulling large loadsExamples from the Corpusshire horse• There is also a shire horse souvenir shop.• Well, if I did, I'd need to sell old Blazer and buy a shire horse to carry me!• A farmer is using a shire horse to pull the millstone which crushes the fruit.