carthorses
Heavy hauling equines
Carthorses are large, strong horses bred for pulling heavy loads—carts, wagons, plows, and other equipment.
These draft breeds were essential to agriculture and transport before mechanization.
The word sometimes appears figuratively for someone who works steadily and reliably without flash or speed: She's no racehorse, but she's a carthorse who gets the job done.
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- haulPull or carry laboriously
- pullForce toward oneself
- plowTool for turning soil
- ploughEarth-turning farm tool
dray · wagon · harness · yoke · traces · shafts · hitch · collar
Scottish heavy draft breed
Short and solidly built
- muscularHaving well-developed sinews
- featheredCovered with plumage
- hoovesUngulate foot coverings
- maneNeck hair, horse/lion
powerful · sturdy · stout · rugged · solid · compact · massive · hindquarters
Narrow trench in earth
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- sowImplant in earth
- harvestGathering mature crops
threshing · barnyard · pasture · fodder · feedbag · stable · stall · grazing
Energy transfer rate
Easily controlled or taught
reliable · dependable · placid · obedient · willing · hardworking · tireless · unflappable
draft
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plough · dray · wagon · harness · yoke · traces · shafts · hitch · collar · blinkers
Clydesdale
Scottish heavy draft breed
stocky
Short and solidly built
mane · powerful · sturdy · stout · rugged · solid · compact · massive · hindquarters
furrow
Narrow trench in earth
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- sowImplant in earth
harvest · threshing · barnyard · pasture · fodder · feedbag · stable · stall · grazing · husbandry
power
Energy transfer rate
brawn · vigor · robustness · toughness · hardiness · might · force
docile
Easily controlled or taught
calm · reliable · dependable · placid · obedient · willing · hardworking · tireless · unflappable · good-natured
carthorsesracehorses
Equines bred for speed
thoroughbreds · sprinters · steeplechasers · quarter horses · Arabian horses