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draft horse

draft horse noun: a horse used for muscular work other than carrying a rider and/or load, such as pulling a cart, plow, or log.

Noun

draft horse (plural draft horses)

  1. (US) A horse used for muscular work other than carrying a rider and/or load, such as pulling a cart, plow, or log.
  2. A horse of a race specifically bred for such work, heavier and stronger than a mount.

draft horse meaning in Tamil

draft horse in Tamil

பாரக் குதிரை, பாரம் இழுக்கம் குதிரை

Forms of draft horse

pluraldraft horses
alternative UKdraught horse

Origin of draft horse

From draft (itself from to draw) + horse.

Questions about draft horse

What does draft horse mean?
Draft horse means a horse used for muscular work other than carrying a rider and/or load, such as pulling a cart, plow, or log.
What is draft horse in Tamil?
Draft horse in Tamil is பாரக் குதிரை, பாரம் இழுக்கம் குதிரை. See Draft horse meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is draft horse?
Draft horse is a noun.
What is the plural of draft horse?
The plural of draft horse is draft horses.

Words near draft horse in the dictionary

  1. draft dodgers
  2. draft evader
  3. draft evaders
  4. draft excluder
  5. draft excluders
  6. draft horse
  7. draft horses
  8. draft house
  9. draft houses
  10. draft in
  11. draft lottery

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Adapted from Wiktionary: draft horse (page history and authors); draft horse (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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