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packhorse

pack·horse [ ˈpak-ˌhȯrs]

packhorse

noun

[ˈpak-ˌhȯrs]

Definition of packhorse

: a horse used as a pack animal

Recent Examples on the Web

//The packhorse was Witt—the same kid who was spotted after his team’s state semifinal win in June picking up trash in the dugout.
— Joan Niesen, SI.com, "Bobby Witt Jr. Wins Gatorade's 2019 National Male Athlete of the Year," 10 July 2019
//Ted DeGrazia rode into the Superstition Mountains, a string of packhorses in tow.
— Ron Dungan, azcentral, "The story behind Ted DeGrazia and how he became a famous Arizona artist," 16 Jan. 2016
//Unlike many New Deal projects, the packhorse plan required help from locals.
— Eliza Mcgraw, Smithsonian, "Horse-Riding Librarians Were the Great Depression’s Bookmobiles," 21 June 2017
//The Department of Justice countersued, producing evidence dating back more than a century showing that the public and the government consistently used the trail for packhorses and hike-ins.
— Monte Reel, Bloomberg.com, "This Land Is No Longer Your Land," 27 Oct. 2017
//Unlike many New Deal projects, the packhorse plan required help from locals.
— Eliza Mcgraw, Smithsonian, "Horse-Riding Librarians Were the Great Depression’s Bookmobiles," 22 June 2017

First Known Use of packhorse

circa 1500, in the meaning defined above

Dictionary Entries near packhorse

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