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PACKHORSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does packhorse mean?
• PACKHORSE (noun)
The noun PACKHORSE has 1 sense:
1. a workhorse used as a pack animal
Familiarity information: PACKHORSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A workhorse used as a pack animal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("packhorse" is a kind of...):
pack animal; sumpter (an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loads)
workhorse (a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor)
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