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POLE HORSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pole horse mean?
• POLE HORSE (noun)
The noun POLE HORSE has 2 senses:
1. the horse having a starting position next to the inside rail in a harness race
2. a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle
Familiarity information: POLE HORSE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The horse having a starting position next to the inside rail in a harness race
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("pole horse" is a kind of...):
trotter; trotting horse (a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
pole horse; poler
Hypernyms ("pole horse" is a kind of...):
draft horse; draught horse; dray horse (horse adapted for drawing heavy loads)
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