draft-horse

The slave was not as easily reduced to be the mechanical draft-horse which the northern European laborer became.

A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

An ancient French breed from the Normandy region, the Percheron historically was used by medieval knights and crusaders as they rode into battle; around the 1880s, the modern draft-horse version of the breed became a popular import into America.

Shadow of the Sentinel WARREN GETLER 2003

Uncle Jim had killed one big male which had killed a large draft-horse, and another which had killed two saddle-horses and a pack-mule, although the mule had a bell on its neck, which it was mistakenly supposed would keep the cougar away.

I. A Cougar Hunt on the Rim of the Grand Canyon 1916

One sees that draft-horse neck among the peasant women in all old countries.

My Ántonia Willa Sibert Cather 1910

Yet a fly walking near it will make a noise as loud as a draft-horse.

The Silent Bullet 1908

Yet a fly walking near it will make a noise as loud as a draft-horse.

Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 1902

These have the heavy, draft-horse kind of intellect which goes plodding on, very possibly doing good service in its own circumscribed range, but destined after all to service in the narrow field with its low, drooping horizon.

The Mind and Its Education George Herbert Betts 1901

A wrong-headed or maddened draft-horse will plunge in its collar sometimes when going up a hill.

The Scotch Express 1899

A wrong-headed or maddened draft-horse will plunge in its collar sometimes when going up a hill.

Men, Women, and Boats Stephen Crane 1885

Among the many wildlife photos in my office is one on prominent display that shows a huge bull moose in draft-horse harness, a teamster evidently bending over to pick a hoof, and anyone who's ever been around draft animals will know what that entails.

All Stories 2011