noun. A strong horse used for pulling carts or other heavy loads.

noun. a horse kept for pulling carts; a horse bred or used for drawing heavy loads.

noun. A large, strong horse used for pulling heavy loads.

noun. draft horse kept for pulling carts

"There's nothing overtly Christmassy about Young James Herriot, a new series set in 1930s Glasgow about the student days of Britain's favourite vet; but frankly, you don't really need more than a sick carthorse, newborn puppies and a grimy urchin to feel the season's syrupy niceness seeping in."

cart horse  

draft horse  draught horse  dray horse  

disassociation  dray horse  greybeard  horse racing  nightscape  

dray horse