The Collaborative International Dictionary
Draft \Draft\, a.
Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as Draught; as, a draft horse.
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Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of air. Same as Draught.
Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given, are both in approved use.
Draft box, Draft engine, Draft horse, Draft net, Draft ox, Draft tube. Same as Draught box, Draught engine, etc. See under Draught.
Wiktionary
alt. 1 a horse used for muscular work, other then 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 n. 1 a horse used for muscular work, other then 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
WordNet
n. horse adapted for drawing heavy loads [syn: draught horse, dray horse]
Wikipedia
A draft horse (US), draught horse (UK and Commonwealth) or dray horse (from the Old English dragan meaning "to draw or haul"; compare Dutch dragen and German tragen meaning "to carry"), less often called a carthorse, work horse or heavy horse, is a large horse bred to be a working animal doing hard tasks such as plowing and other farm labor. There are a number of breeds, with varying characteristics, but all share common traits of strength, patience, and a docile temperament which made them indispensable to generations of pre-industrial farmers.
Draft horses and draft crossbreds are versatile breeds used today for a multitude of purposes, including farming, draft horse showing, logging, recreation, and other uses. They are also commonly used for crossbreeding, especially to light riding breeds such as the Thoroughbred, for the purpose of creating sport horses. While most draft horses are used for driving, they can be ridden and some of the lighter draft breeds are capable performers under saddle.
Usage examples of "draft horse".
Roger took a half-step sideweakness, grazing the hock of the, draft horse in his path.
A young stable boy hung on to the headstall of an immense draft horse.
As a matter of fact, he has very kindly offered his Percheron as a draft horse for us, as far as Lynchburg.
In front of them a draft horse clattered along, pulling an empty, bouncing cart.
A draft horse, with a body weight of 1,200 to 2,000 pounds, can, for as long as ten hours, exert a pull of 180 to 220 pounds.
When I woke in the dark under that tree on the road to Leoch, with you sitting on my chest, cursing me for bleeding to death, I said to myself, 'Jamie Fraser, for all ye canna see what she looks like, and for all she weighs as much as a good draft horse, this is the woman.
Now and then, in the vicinity of farms, a woman, older man, or youngster passed on foot, or riding a wagon or draft horse.