Definitions of packhorse:
part of speech: noun
A
horse
formerly
used
to
carry
goods
in
panniers.
Usage examples for packhorse:
-
At
a
later
date
this
packhorse
system
became
that
of
common
carriers.
"Stage-coach and Tavern Days", Alice Morse Earle
-
These
were
but
bridle
or
packhorse
paths,
tracked
out
irregularly
among
the
trees,
and
meandering
through
the
gorse
wherever
it
grew
thinnest.
"The White Gauntlet", Mayne Reid
-
So
they
forced
the
reluctant
Jimmy
to
mount
the
packhorse
and
distributed
his
load
between
them,
taking
only
what
was
absolutely
necessary.
"The Moving Finger A Trotting Christmas Eve at Warwingie Lost! The Loss of the "Vanity" Dick Stanesby's Hutkeeper The Yanyilla Steeplechase A Digger's Christmas", Mary Gaunt
-
The
fact
is,
my
old
friend
Abe
Walters,
that
kept
the
Packhorse
Inn
is
lying
dead,
and
they
bury
'en
at
half
after
two
to-
day.
"The Delectable Duchy", Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch