carthorsenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkɑːt.hɔːs/us/ˈkɑːrt.hɔːrs/a large, strong horse used for pulling carts
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Horses & similar animals
- beast
- beast of burden idiom
- bronco
- brood mare
- brumby
- chestnut
- fetlock
- horse-drawn
- hunter
- mane
- mare
- mount
- mule
- mustang
- nag
- pack animal
- piebald
- skewbald
- stud
- zebra
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Examples from literature
- The strength of the carthorse has to be husbanded carefully, and the labour performed must be adjusted to it and to the food, i.e. fuel, consumed.