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draught animal

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A strong working animal used to draw a load like a cart, a plough etc., as opposed to a mount.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: trekdier — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • Catalan: animal de càrrega — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • Dutch: trekdier — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • Finnish: vetojuhta — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • French: animal de trait — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • French: bête de trait — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • French: bête de somme — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • Galician: animal de carga — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • German: Zugtier — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • Ancient Greek: ὑποζύγιον (hupozúgion) — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • Icelandic: dráttardýr — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • Italian: bestia da tiro — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • Italian: animale da tiro — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • Latin: iumentum — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • Latin: armentum — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • Polish: zwierzę pociągowe — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • Russian: тягловое животное (tjaglovoje životnoje) — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • Spanish: animal de carga — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • Swedish: dragdjur — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • Swedish: dragare — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • Swedish: ök — animal used to pull heavy objects
  • Ottoman Turkish: حیوان (hayvan) — animal used to pull heavy objects