draught animals
Plow-pulling livestock
Draught animals are livestock used to pull heavy loads—plows, carts, wagons, or mill equipment.
Horses, oxen, mules, and water buffalo are common examples.
The term reflects the older sense of draught as pulling or drawing: Farmers relied on draught animals before tractors.
Also spelled draft animals in American English.
- plow horseFarm equine for fieldwork
- donkeyLong-eared equine
- oxenCastrated male cattle
- harnessStraps controlling an animal
- leather harnessHide straps for animals
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