draft horse

English

Alternative forms

• draught horse (British spelling)

Etymology

From draft (itself from to draw) +‎ horse.

Noun

draft horse (plural draft horses)

1. (American spelling) A horse used for muscular work, other than carrying a rider and/or load, such as pulling a cart, plow or log.
2. A horse of a race specifically bred for such work, heavier and stronger than a mount.

Translations

horse used for muscular work

• Bashkir: екке ат (yekke at)
• Dutch: trekpaard (nl) n
• Finnish: työhevonen (fi), kylmäverihevonen
• French: cheval de trait (fr) m
• German: Zugpferd (de) n, Arbeitspferd (de) n
• Greek:

  Ancient: ζύγιος m (zúgios)

• Hungarian: igásló (hu)
• Italian: cavallo da tiro m
• Maori: hōiho tarāwhe
• Polish: koń pociągowy m
• Russian: тя́гловая ло́шадь f (tjáglovaja lóšadʹ), ломова́я ло́шадь (ru) f (lomovája lóšadʹ)
• Swedish: draghäst c
• Turkish: beygir (tr), koşum atı (tr), yük beygiri
• Volapük: halajevod

horse of a race specifically bred for such work

• Finnish: työhevonen (fi), kylmäverihevonen
• French: cheval de trait (fr) m, étalon de trait m (male), jument de trait f (female)
• German: Zugpferd (de) n, Zughengst m (male), Zugstute f (female), Arbeitspferd (de) n, Arbeitshengst m, Arbeitsstute f
• Volapük: halajevod, halahijevod (male), halajijevod (female)