cart horse

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahrt hawrs]
- /kɑrt hɔrs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kahrt hawrs]
- /kɑrt hɔrs/

Definitions of cart horse words

countable noun cart horse A cart horse is a large, powerful horse that is used to pull carts or farm machinery. 3
noun cart horse a strong horse bred to draw heavy loads; draft horse. 1

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Origin of cart horse

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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Parts of speech for Cart horse

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cart horse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cart horse usage trend in Literature

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