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Recent Examples of packhorse
Osprey Poco Plus Child Carrier for $240 ($80 off)
Parent or packhorse?
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for packhorse
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Crimson Tide Year: 1995 Director: Tony Scott Runtime: 2h 3m Crimson Tide is from a time when Washington was the brash up-and-comer and Gene Hackman was the warhorse veteran.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
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The Hollywood Reporter’s original review is below: For an old warhorse, Freaky Friday looks darn cute.—
Kirk Honeycutt,
HollywoodReporter,
12 July 2025
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Participants can pay $20 for a 20-ticket activity and ride voucher that can be redeemed for amusement rides, the giant slide, kiddie bumper boats, make your own scarecrow, a pig slide, pony rides and pumpkin bowling.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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These include the Plume loafers, the Easy tote bag in leather and pony hair, as well as the Retro Crest sneakers and mountain-style boots.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The camel can travel incredibly far on minimal resources, survive under the harshest conditions, and, when needed, run surprisingly fast - in the long run even outpacing the finest racehorse.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Winning vehicles receive renown and high valuations—the car-world equivalent of a prize racehorse.—
Stayton Bonner,
Robb Report,
24 Aug. 2025
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His sweetbreads in pig trotter ragu evoke his memories of eating pork knuckle at his grandmother’s house.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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Use a variety of bones like knuckle bones, pig trotters and chicken feet for a better broth.—
Cody Godwin,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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The new data fueled bets on Fed rate cuts as political pressure mounts on the central bank.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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As pressure mounts, the White House says Trump still has confidence in Kennedy.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The rookie is not expected to get a lot of touches; Kyren Williams is still the workhorse in this offense, after all.—
Adam Grosbard,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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Yet silicon, the workhorse of the industry, is close to its physical efficiency limit.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Lynch spends much of her spare time riding her four quarter horses.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2025
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The American quarter horse is one of the most popular breeds in the world, known for its speed, according to the American Quarter Horse Association’s website.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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“Packhorse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/packhorse. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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