pack horse

pack horse — UK US noun [countable] [singular pack horse plural pack horses] a horse that is used for carrying heavy loads Thesaurus: types of horse or ponyhyponym parts of a horse or pony …   Useful english dictionary

Pack horse — Pack Pack, n. [Akin to D. pak, G. pack, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakki, Gael. & Ir. pac, Arm. pak. Cf. {Packet}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Pack horse — See under 2d {Pack}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

pack|horse — pack horse, or pack|horse «PAK HRS», noun. a horse used to carry loads or packs of goods …   Useful english dictionary

pack horse — n a horse used for carrying heavy loads …   Dictionary of contemporary English

pack horse — pack ,horse noun count a horse used for carrying heavy loads …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

pack horse — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pack horse : singular pack horse plural pack horses a horse that is used for carrying heavy loads …   English dictionary

pack horse — noun A horse used for carrying luggage. The pack horse was sick with a big, open sore rubbed under the belly …   Wiktionary

pack horse — horse that carries supplies …   English contemporary dictionary

pack horse — n beast of burden, pack animal; workhorse, dobbin, plow horse, draft horse, Archaic. sumpter, Clydesdale, Percheron, Belgian; donkey, mule, ass, jackass, burro; nag, Sl. crowbait, jade, Sl. plug, Sl. scrag …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

pack horse — noun (C) a horse used for carrying heavy loads …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English