Wiktionary
alt. A strong working animal used to draw a load like a cart, a plow etc., as opposed to a mount. n. A strong working animal used to draw a load like a cart, a plow etc., as opposed to a mount.
Usage examples of "draught animal".
A young man was in the lead, the only person mounted, his horse an aged roan draught animal with a bowed spine and botfly sores on its neck.
Likewise cars may be made so that without a draught animal they may be moved cum impetu inoestimable, as we deem the scythed chariots to have been from which antiquity fought.
The els was an occasional beast of burden or draught animal, though not very satisfactory, a sophont being bigger and stronger.
Though his dignity was sorely hurt by thus being made a draught animal, he was too wise to rebel.