carthorse
Heavy wagon hauler
A carthorse is a large, heavy horse bred for pulling carts, wagons, and plows rather than for riding or racing.
Draft breeds like Clydesdires and Percherons are typical examples.
Figuratively, calling someone a carthorse suggests they're sturdy and hardworking but perhaps lacking grace or speed: She felt like a carthorse next to the ballerinas.
Scottish heavy draft breed
- PercheronFrench heavy horse breed
- Suffolk PunchEnglish draft horse breed
- BelgianOf or from Brussels's country
- ArdennesHilly woodland across Belgium
Friesian · Breton · feathering · stocky
Straps controlling an animal
- wagonWheeled hauling vehicle
- ploughEarth-turning farm tool
- yokeCrosspiece binding draft animals
- towPull something behind
pull · traction · dray · hauling · hitch · traces · shafts · collar
Reliable, tireless producer
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- drudgeryHard, boring work
- grindCrush into particles
sweat · working · tireless · dependable · uncomplaining · faithful · service · beast of burden
Contractile body tissue
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- strengthPower to exert force
- brawnMuscular power, bodily might
- staminaCapacity for sustained effort
endurance · robustness · sturdiness · bulk · heft · broad · stocky · sturdy
Clydesdale
Scottish heavy draft breed
- PercheronFrench heavy horse breed
- Suffolk PunchEnglish draft horse breed
- BelgianOf or from Brussels's country
Ardennes · Friesian · Breton · feathering · stocky
harness
Straps controlling an animal
tow · pull · traction · dray · hauling · hitch · traces · shafts · collar · blinkers
workhorse
Reliable, tireless producer
grind · sweat · working · tireless · dependable · uncomplaining · faithful · service · beast of burden · industrious
muscle
Contractile body tissue
stamina · endurance · robustness · sturdiness · bulk · heft · broad · stocky · sturdy · heavyset
agriculture
Cultivation of land, livestock
soil · harvest · cultivation · farmer · seedbed · farmstead · stable · barn · ploughman · husbandry
plodding
Moving slowly, heavily
trudge · amble · tread · footpace · clop · measured · unhurried · patient · deliberate · ponderous
carthorseracehorse
Equine bred for speed
thoroughbred · sprinter · steeplechaser · quarter horse · charger
carthorseArabian
Of the peninsula
thoroughbred · show horse · pony · racehorse · riding horse
carthorsethoroughbred
Of pure ancestral line
gazelle · ballerina · prima donna · greyhound · dancer