draft animal
Harness-wearing beast
A draft animal is one bred or trained to pull heavy loads—plows, carts, wagons, or other equipment.
Horses, oxen, mules, and water buffalo are common examples.
The term comes from draft meaning to pull or draw: Farmers relied on draft animals before tractors.
Also spelled draught animal in British English.
- oxCastrated male cattle
- muleEquine hybrid, often sterile
- beast of burdenAnimal used for hauling
- horseDomesticated riding animal
- donkeyLong-eared equine
Percheron · Clydesdale · doubletree · yoke · Suffolk Punch · singletree · selective breeding · Ardennes · pulling power · heavy load · buffalo · camel · beast · hitched · wagon · furrow · till the soil · hooves
draft animalsaddle horse
Equine for riding
riding horse · pack animal · cavalry horse · warhorse · palfrey
draft animalpet
Domesticated household companion
companion animal · saddle horse · lap dog · house cat · riding horse
draft animaltractor
Agricultural pulling vehicle
engine · motor · machine · steam engine · combine harvester
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