drayhorse
noun/ˈdreɪhɔːs/UK/ˈdreɪˌhɔrs/US
Etymology
First attested in 1645; compound of dray + horse.
Definitions
A large, powerful horse used for pulling drays.
- Then his dray-horſe and he, in the ſtreets we did ſee, With his hanger, his ſling, and bis jacket; Long time he did watch, to meet with his match; For he'd ever a mind to the placket.
Someone who undergoes or underwent many a hardship, who suffers some great burden
Someone who undergoes or underwent many a hardship, who suffers some great burden; a burdened, beleaguered, downtrodden man.
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