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Comeuppance for the pharmacist?
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carthorse
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Word definitions for carthorse in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. A large, strong horse used for pulling heavy loads. n. A large, strong horse used for pulling heavy loads.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
carthorse \cart"horse`\, cart horse \cart" horse`\n. a horse kept for pulling carts; a horse bred or used for drawing heavy loads. Syn: drayhorse.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. draft horse kept for pulling carts [syn: cart horse , drayhorse ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A large carthorse stood drowsily eating something in the grass. ▪ Two carthorses gone past, he announced: lots of good shit.
Usage examples of carthorse.
It was one of the things that had attracted him to Olga and, before that, to Tapper Sugg and the barmaid at the Cat and Carthorse just over the hill.
He had also taken two of the captured gun-limbers, each harnessed behind a pair of carthorses that had been discovered in a meadow by the village and which now drew the Marines' packs and supplies.
The horses were barely broken, thick-limbed yet tall, a breed the Irregulars claimed was their ownbloodlines that included Nathi destriers, Mott carthorses and Genabarü drays, all drawn together to produce a large, sturdy, ill-tempered animal with a surprisingly wide back that made riding them a luxury.
One of their carthorses had gone lame and wore a poultice on its off-hind foot, and the canvas they had used to cover the hay on the way in had leaked, spoiling half the hay, which had burst its bales and now covered the street and the floor of their stall.
Spiders the size of carthorses, eight-eyed, eight-legged, black, hairy, gigantic.
Spiders the size of carthorses, eight-eyed, eight-legged, black, hairy, gigantic.