drayhorse

na. 重型挽马 [网络] 运货马车的马

发音

UK /ˈdreɪhɔːs/
其它
US /ˈdreɪˌhɔrs/

词形变化

drayhorses 复数

别名

dray-horse dray horse

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A large, powerful horse used for pulling drays.

  2. 2.

    Someone who undergoes or underwent many a hardship, who suffers some great burden; a burdened, beleaguered, downtrodden man.

    引申义

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

carthorse draft horse draught horse

上位词 3

draft horse draught horse workhorse

下位词 9

wheeler shire carthorse Clydesdale coach horse Percheron poler shire horse wheelhorse

词源

First attested in 1645; compound of dray + horse.

来源：wiktionary