Thesaurus results for PACKHORSE

packhorse

noun

Definition of packhorse

as in warhorse

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Recent Examples of packhorse Osprey Poco Plus Child Carrier for $240 ($80 off) Parent or packhorse? — Drew Zieff, Outside Online, 16 July 2024 In 1811 Charles’s 21-year-old father loaded a white stallion and a packhorse with baskets of Champagne and set off for Moscow, nearly 2,000 miles away. — Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021 The jeep came into being in 1940, born of a need for a new breed of mechanized packhorse that could carry men and messages to the front lines with speed and agility and not necessarily with the benefit of roads. — Murray Rubenstein, Popular Mechanics, 21 Oct. 2020 Foot and packhorse traffic through the pass peaked around A.D. 1000, in the Viking Age, when mobility and trade were at a height in Europe, the researchers write. — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2020 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, 10 July 2019 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, 27 Oct. 2017 Unlike many New Deal projects, the packhorse plan required help from locals. — Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian, 22 June 2017

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Noun

The two old warhorses spent six years together at Madrid and won four Champions League titles.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
Strange but true; there could be a little more life in this old warhorse yet.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 June 2026

Definition of warhorse

Noun

The farm is also holding a Fairy Festival on July 18 and 19 featuring scavenger hunts, fairy stories and other activities in addition to the usual hayrides, petting farm and pony rides.

— Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026
The latest flats feel like they’re designed for the new Chanel girl, with contrasting animal-print pony hair bringing a modern, cool touch to the iconic cap-toe style.

— Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 8 July 2026

Definition of pony

Noun

Sometimes that means being the one to say no — to the racehorse, the castle in Scotland, the vintage Ferrari.

— Claudia Rosenbaum, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Purchasing a racehorse often required hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, along with ongoing training, veterinary, and management expenses.

— Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of racehorse

Noun

In the East Village, the stylish Hunan Slurp is known for spicy stir fries and less common proteins, including frog, pig trotter, and century egg.

— Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The race welcomed para-athletes, and trotters with strollers were also invited to take part.

— Dylan Olsen, CBS News, 27 Nov. 2025

Definition of trotter

Noun

Cavalry officers from around the world, including the United States and United Kingdom, argued strongly against trading their lovely mounts for new tanks.

— Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
But in the middle of the dash, there’s a standard cellphone mount and an optional tablet mount.

— Eric Brandt, AJC.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of mount

Noun

With their slip-on style and minimalist design, these sandals are about to be your summer wardrobe workhorse.

— Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2026
Standing at 63 meters and featuring a five-meter-wide payload fairing, the rocket itself somewhat resembles SpaceX’s partially reusable workhorse Falcon 9, which is seven meters taller but has a similarly sized fairing.

— Lee Billings, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

Definition of workhorse

Noun

Acceptable modes of transit include a 1969 Mini Cooper, any model of Range Rover that Prince Philip once drove, or a hackney carriage.

— Simon Webster, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
Feinberg is still driving under the same hackney carriage medallion that he was issued in 1975, according to police.

— Danny McDonald, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2018

Definition of hackney

Noun

On the car ride to the casino, Sarris is riffing on his friendship with Grateful Dead member Mickey Hart, who bought Sarris a quarter horse as a gift.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
Los Alamitos Race Course in Cypress has canceled its Saturday night card for quarter horses and thoroughbreds amid evacuations in the area of a malfunctioning chemical storage tank in nearby Garden Grove, track officials announced.

— Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 23 May 2026

Definition of quarter horse

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