noun
Meaning 1
A large, strong horse used for pulling heavy loads.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
carthorse
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noun
Meaning 2
draft horse kept for pulling carts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cart horse, drayhorse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: draft horse, draught horse, dray horse
History
Etymology
From Middle English carthors, cartehors, from Old English crætehors (“a carthorse”), equivalent to cart + horse.