packhorse
Load-bearing mount
A packhorse is a horse used to carry loads rather than riders.
The term extends to anyone who bears heavy burdens for others: She's the packhorse of the department, handling everyone else's overflow.
The compound sometimes appears as two words.
Capacity for sustained effort
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
perseverance · reliability · dependability · steadfastness · durability · robustness · sure-footed · sturdiness
Equine hybrid, often sterile
- donkeyLong-eared equine
- burroSmall domesticated donkey
- ponyCompact equine breed
- llamaDomesticated Andean pack animal
yak · camel · mount · beast · dromedary · jennet · Clydesdale · Percheron
Carried weight or burden
- cargoTransported goods
- freightGoods being transported
- baggageTraveler's packed belongings
- goodsThings for sale
supplies · provisions · wares · haul · weight · saddlebag · panniers · bundle
Path from A to B
- pathRoute for traveling
- trackPath or monitored route
- bridlewayTrack for horse riders
- switchbackReversing mountain path
mountain · pass · traverse · caravan · expedition · trek · journey · wilderness
stamina
Capacity for sustained effort
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- hardinessAbility to endure adversity
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
fortitude · perseverance · reliability · dependability · steadfastness · durability · robustness · sure-footed · sturdiness · strength
mule
Equine hybrid, often sterile
llama · yak · camel · mount · beast · dromedary · jennet · Clydesdale · Percheron · draught
load
Carried weight or burden
goods · supplies · provisions · wares · haul · weight · saddlebag · panniers · bundle · parcel
route
Path from A to B
switchback · mountain · pass · traverse · caravan · expedition · trek · journey · wilderness · outback
prospector
One seeking valuable deposits
settler · pioneer · outpost · trading · expedition · mountaineer · explorer · guide · muleteer · wrangler
- Frontier Transportcovered wagon, stagecoach, prairie schooner, Conestoga wagon, wagon train
- Outbackoutback, station, red sand, cattle station, dust storm
- pack trainsmule train, mule trains, packer, packers, mule
- Edo roadscheckpoints, Kyoto, Shinjuku, sankin-kotai, mountain passes
- horsesmare, mares, stallion, stallions, colt
- haulinghaul, haulage, tow, lug, heave
packhorseriding horse
Equine trained for mounting
saddle horse · racehorse · warhorse · show horse · polo pony
packhorsefigurehead
Nominal leader, no authority
free rider · glory hound · prima donna · front man · freeloader