coach horse

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coach horse - strong draft horse for drawing coaches

draft horse, draught horse, dray horse - horse adapted for drawing heavy loads

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At that moment one of the coach horses stumbled and came near falling.

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What sort of creature is a devil's coach horse? A Afish B An arachnid C A snake D A beetle 9.

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Groom's Cottage, 2 Coach Horse Lane, Seaforde, Downpatrick

POCKET PROPERTY PICKS; IF A QUAINT COTTAGE IS SOMETHING YOU'RE HANKERING AFTER, THERE ARE PLENTY OF OPTIONS OUT THERE TO SUIT EVERY BUDGET

Antoni Cipars was in his garden on Sunday afternoon when his ordeal with the scorpion-like insect - called a Devil's coach horse - began.

I CAN'T GET THAT BEETLE TRACK OUT OF MY HEAD; Dad driven mad after insect crawls into his ear ..and won't come out

It depicts a night scene showing a coach horse going past the Customs House, which was demolished after World War II.

Changing face of a city; Painting for sale shows 1880 street scene

Devil's coach horse (a beetle with a scorpion-like tail), and ground beetles will feed on insects and slugs.

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When a familiar coach horse is treated cruelly by its owner, the obsessed knight ends the beast's misery with an expert stroke of his lance.

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A Moses B Abraham C Jacob D John the Baptist QUESTION 9 - for 9 points: What type of creature is a devil's coach horse? A Beetle B Bat C Snake D Scorpion QUESTION 10 - for 10 points: Who was the last English king to die in battle?

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Which type of creature is also known as the devil's coach horse? 7.

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Question seven: Which pub in Norton in the 1800s was a coach horse changing stop and passenger and parcel pick up point?

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* Medium and large black beetles, including the sinister-looking devil's coach horse with its turned-up, scorpion-like tail.