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pack·horse

(păk′hôrs′)

A horse used as a pack animal.

packhorse

(ˈpækˌhɔːs)

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

pack•horse

(ˈpækˌhɔrs)

n.

a horse used for carrying loads.

[1400–50]

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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

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packhorse

[ˈpækhɔːs] N → caballo m de carga

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This party consisted of sixty men, well mounted, and conducting a line of packhorses.

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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.

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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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Often built on trade routes, also called packhorse routes, they were used by packhorses loaded up with either sidebags or pannier baskets - across a river or stream.

Bridge of historic importance

Mountain bikers say their self-propelled machines (no noise, no emissions) fit within the wilderness ideal and, besides, do less damage than a line of packhorses.

Ticket to ride?

One Roman route along the Clwydian range became known colloquially as the cheese road: after cattle were driven out to England, cheese was brought back by horse and cart or packhorses.

Pilgrims' progress; A 160-mile trail across North Wales, once trodden by pony-borne pilgrims heading for Bardsey island, is being revived by horse riding enthusiasts who believe it will boost regional tourism

The original Packsaddle Hall, which dated back to the 1500s, was a stopping place for travellers and packhorses making their way from Atherstone to Maxstoke Castle.

Home for sale with historic views

This is Salter's Lane; one of the roads in the area once used by packhorses to transport sea salt from the coast of Durham.