pack·horse

(păk′hôrs′)

A horse used as a pack animal.

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packhorse

(ˈpækˌhɔːs)

(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) a horse used to transport goods, equipment, etc

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pack•horse

(ˈpækˌhɔrs)

n.

a horse used for carrying loads.

[1400–50]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

packhorse - a workhorse used as a pack animal

pack animal, sumpter - an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loads

workhorse - a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor

Translations

packhorse

[ˈpækhɔːs] N → caballo m de carga

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He was sitting in his foreign uniform on an hussar packhorse and looked anxiously about him; The sword cut on his arm could scarcely be called a wound.

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The snow which had fallen in the night made it late in the morning before the party loaded their solitary packhorse, and resumed their march.

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If I would sell my soul for drink, why wasn't I a thief, swindler, housebreaker, area sneak, robber of pence out of the trays of blind men's dogs, rather than your drudge and packhorse? If my every word was a lie, why wasn't I a pet and favourite of yours?

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This party consisted of sixty men, well mounted, and conducting a line of packhorses. They were commanded by Captain William Sublette, a partner in the company, and one of the most active, intrepid, and renowned leaders in this half military kind of service.

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I observed that there was not a horse in his retinue but that our carrier's packhorses in England seemed to me to look much better; though it was hard to judge rightly, for they were so covered with equipage, mantles, trappings, &c., that we could scarce see anything but their feet and their heads as they went along.

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