单词 | carriage horse |
释义 | carriage horsen.ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > pack-horse summer?a1300 bottle-horsea1414 mail horse1440 sumpter horsec1450 sommier1481 packhorse?a1500 carriage horse1500 sumpter1526 sumpture1567 load-horse1568 loader1600 baggage-horse1640 led horse1662 portmanteau-gelding1694 portmanteau-horse1770 pack pony1850 bât-horse1863 pack1866 1500 in J. B. Paul Accts. Treasurer Scotl. (1900) II. 20 For ane cariage hors to Strivelin. 1596 T. Danett tr. P. de Commynes Hist. viii. vi. 333 Their Estradiots tooke all our carriage horses. 1647 W. Lilly Christian Astrol. lvii. 381 The Carriage-Horse attending the Army seem serviceable. 1744 tr. C. Rollin & J. B. L. Crevier Rom. Hist. IX. xxix. 199 After a short stay, he [sc. Marius] left all the baggage there, and loaded the carriage-horses only with the bags filled with water. 2. A horse that is used to pull a carriage, esp. as part of a pair or team. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > draught-horse > that pulls vehicle one1737 carriage horse1774 machiner1798 1774 G. E. Howard Some Observ. Proc. Dublin Soc. 49 (note) For one carriage horse to have been fed with oats, some years ago,..there are at this day ten,..and luxury of living in every respect, so encreasing among the middling people, almost to the total levelling of all distinction and order. 1834 B. Disraeli Let. 9 Apr. (1982) I. 401 Lady Sykes has two pairs of carriage horses in town, and only uses one. 1877 A. Sewell Black Beauty xlvi. 231 A great many gentlemen do not use bearing reins now; our carriage horses have not worn them for fifteen years. 1998 Carriage Driving Oct. 24/2 Up to 11 carriage horses and 13 riding horses could have been accommodated in the years when the yard was at its busiest. 2014 N.Y. Mag. 3 Feb. 45/1 A typical carriage horse comes from Amish country in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1500 |
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