🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Zugtier

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tsuːkˌtiːɐ̯

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Draft-animal/ˈdræft ˌæn.ɪ.məl/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Ochse wird oft als Zugtier eingesetzt."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

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As noun
  1. 1

    An animal used for pulling heavy loads or equipment, such as a plow or wagon.

    "Oxen and horses were traditionally used as draft-animals in agriculture."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Combining 'draft' (from Old English 'dragan', meaning to draw or pull) and 'animal' (from Latin 'animal', from 'anima' meaning breath or soul).

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