Definition of Packhorse

1. Noun. A workhorse used as a pack animal.

Generic synonyms: Pack Animal, Sumpter, Workhorse

Definition of Packhorse

1. Noun. A horse used as a pack animal ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Packhorse

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Packhorse

packet switching
packeted
packeting
packetization
packetizations
packetize
packetized
packetizer
packetizers
packetizes
packetizing
packetlike
packets
packfong
packfongs
packhorse (current term)
packhorse bridge
packhorse bridges
packhorses
packhouse
packhouses
packie
packies
packing
packing-case
packing box
packing case
packing fudge
packing heat
packing material

Literary usage of Packhorse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Pittsburgh and Environs, from Prehistoric Days to the Beginning by George Thornton Fleming (1922)
"of the wagon were able to dislodge the packhorse and to convince "shippers" that they possessed real advantages. It will be well to be specific concerning ..."

2. Highway Legislation in Maryland and Its Influence on the Economic by St. George Leakin Sioussat (1899)
"packhorse vs. WAGON. The beginning of the westward movement was accompanied by a gradual change from packhorse to wagon transportation. ..."

3. Highway Legislation in Maryland and Its Influence on the Economic by St. George Leakin Sioussat (1899)
"packhorse vs. WAGON. The beginning of the westward movement was accompanied by a gradual change from packhorse to wagon transportation. ..."

4. Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Alice Morse Earle (1900)
"CHAPTER XI packhorse AND CONESTOGA WAGON OUR predecessors, the North American Indians, had no horses. An early explorer of Virginia said that if the country ..."

5. A Dictionary: English and Burmese by Charles Lane (1841)
"Packet, s. a small pack, of mail of letters, ooo the post ship, packhorse, *. o$00£g£s Packsaddle, *. o$a>£cooo<x>J Packthread, s. oS Pact, *. ..."

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