noun
Meaning 1
A large, powerful horse used for pulling drays.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
drayhorse
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈdreɪhɔːs/
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US: /ˈdreɪˌhɔrs/
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noun
Meaning 2
Someone who undergoes or underwent many a hardship, who suffers some great burden; a burdened, beleaguered, downtrodden man.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
draft horse kept for pulling carts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: carthorse, cart horse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: draft horse, draught horse, dray horse
History
Etymology
First attested in 1645; compound of dray + horse.