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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

cavalo de tração

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ka-va-lu dji tra-sãw

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Draft horse/dræft hɔːrs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #28500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O cavalo de tração puxava a carruagem pesada."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A large, powerful horse bred specifically for heavy hauling, pulling, and agricultural work.

    "The farmer used a sturdy draft horse to plow the rocky soil."
  2. 2

    Any equine breed characterized by immense physical strength, heavy bone structure, and a calm temperament.

    "Clydesdales and Percherons are among the most famous breeds of draft horse."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'draft', originating from Old English 'dræht' meaning 'a drawing or hauling' (derived from 'dragan' to draw), and 'horse', from Old English 'hors'. Historically established during the agricultural and industrial eras to categorize heavy equines bred specifically for pulling heavy loads and freight.

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