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carthorses

n. (plural of carthorse English)

Usage examples of "carthorses".

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 GenabarĂ¼ 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.