Crossword clues for shire horse
shire horse
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Shire horse \Shire horse\ One of an English breed of heavy draft horses believed to be descended largely from the horses used in war in the days of heavy armor. They are the largest of the British draft breeds, and have long hair on the back of the cannons and fetlocks. Brown or bay with white on the face and legs is now the commonest color.
Wiktionary
n. The tallest breed of draught horse.
WordNet
n. British breed of large heavy draft horse [syn: shire]
Wikipedia
The Shire horse is a breed of draught horse ( BrE) or draft horse ( AmE). The breed comes in many colours, including black, bay and grey. They are a tall breed, with mares standing and over and stallions standing and over. The breed has an enormous capacity for weight pulling, and Shires have held the world records for both largest overall horse and tallest horse at various times. Throughout its history, the breed has been popular for pulling brewery wagons delivering ale to customers. This practice continues today, with the breed also being used for forestry, leisure and promotional pursuits.
In 1878, the British organization now known as the Shire Horse Society was created, with the American Shire Horse Association beginning in 1885. The breed was exported from Britain to the United States in large numbers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but popularity fell as mechanisation increased, reaching a low point in the 1950s and 1960s. Popularity began to increase again in the 1970s and after. However, population numbers are still considered to be at critical levels by both the UK-based Rare Breeds Survival Trust and the US-based American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.
Usage examples of "shire horse".
The beast bore a passing resemblance to a Terran shire horse, except for the six legs and a double dip of its spine over the extra set of shoulder-hips.
I spotted the Shire horse and the other clerks who had run on ahead of us.
As soon as all the light had died, Old George said softly: 'Whoa, Polly,' and the great shire horse splashed to a halt and stood there with the water rippling past his legs.
He had a good broom in his hands, but even the stiff shire horse bristles weren't enough to scrub the dried-on vomit off the floor.
The shire horse was becoming unfortunately flatulent in his old age.
Drom was a likable chap, wasn't he, and Mudge didn't look in the least like a shire horse, did he?
Eleanor swerved round it smoothly, drawing a frightened whmny from the mud-caked shire horse and a shaken fist from the driver.
Not surprising, really, when he considered that he had just made his way across a freezing Ice Age forest and fought off a hyena the size of a young shire horse.
I could glimpse the varnished wood, the young shire horse between his shafts, the curve of a spoked wheel behind a fence.