draft horse

draft horse

English

Alternative forms

• draught horse (British spelling)

Etymology

From draft (“itself from to draw”) +‎ horse.

Noun

draft horse (plural draft horses)

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

Translations

horse used for muscular work

Bashkir: екке ат (yekke at) Dutch: trekpaard (nl) n Finnish: vetohevonen French: cheval de trait (fr) n German: Zugpferd (de) n Hungarian: igásló (hu)

Italian: cavallo da tiro m Maori: hōiho tarāwhe Russian: тя́гловая ло́шадь f (tjáglovaja lóšadʹ), ломова́я ло́шадь (ru) f (lomovája lóšadʹ) Swedish: draghäst c Volapük: (♂♀) halajevod, (♂) halahijevod, (gelded ♂) halahojevod, (♀) halajijevod, (spayed ♀) halajojevod

horse of a race specifically bred for such work

Finnish: vetohevonen