| 单词 | draught horse |
| 例句 | The Jews were chained to the carts like a team of draught horses and whipped like animals. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The chestnut-coloured Suffolk punch was bred as a draught horse whose existence dates back to at least the 16th Century. Why would you want to live in Suffolk? 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z Almost 50 sets of draught horses set off together to reach the target. World record set at ploughing event 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z The Shire is the largest of draught horses, the stallion commonly attaining a height of 17 to 17.3 hands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z In summer keep three draught horses to haul water and draw stones to finish building the forts. A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations 2011-12-26T03:00:13.520Z The head which we present is that of a horse which we have frequently come across as a mean term between the highly bred and the draught horse. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z The average price was about �51 for field artillery draught horses, �65 for heavy draught horses, and �46 for riding horses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z A coal wagon had stalled in front of the house, a magnificent draught horse had fallen and a brutal driver began to beat him unmercifully. The Sins of the Father A Romance of the South 2011-07-10T02:00:23.033Z There is a good and remunerative demand for Shire geldings for use as draught horses in towns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z The draught horses used by circuses vary in price, some of them being purchased cheap from horse markets; but I have always found that the best I could get were the most economical. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z Large powerful draught horses with well defined muscles are also used. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z The draught horses and oxen would die, or, becoming unable to proceed farther, would have to be left behind. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z For instance, a man in Spring Creek Valley offered eight draught horses at a marvellously low figure. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z With its symmetry, activity, strength and endurance the Clydesdale is easily broken to harness, and makes an excellent draught horse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Then came a company of teamsters mounted on their draught horses, and carrying gay banners; and finally a delegation of Chinamen, preceded by a Chinese band and bearing aloft a huge flag of yellow silk. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Here also we notice the huge, powerful draught horses, with their massive hoofs and shaggy legs, drawing strange looking wagons laden with curious 116 boxes and furniture. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera 2011-05-17T02:00:17.310Z The home of the draught horses was not nearly so interesting; it was dirty and malodorous, and the cow stalls nauseated Lilly. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z They cheered us, however, by telling us that a nearby settler had a sturdy draught horse and that he would in all probability pull us out for the sum of $2.00 a motor car. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway Percherons are also bred in different parts of Canada, and a few Belgian draught horses have been introduced. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Instructed by Jim, Phil started with a brush upon the smooth coat of a fine draught horse which was to form one of their team. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War In the subsequent absence, however, of Lillburn in London, the order was repeated, and Mr. Gibson was made prisoner, his house plundered, and his saddle horse, draught horses, and oxen carried off. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time Then again, a heavy cable chain had been girded about the lower trunk, and to this, well out of range of the fall of the tree, were hitched two teams of heavy draught horses. The Law-Breakers Shortly before coming into Fort Bridger we came upon two draught horses feeding peacefully by the roadside. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway Heavy draught horses are reared in Ontario, and to a less Live stock. but increasing extent in the North-West Provinces, the breeds being mainly the Clydesdale and the Shire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" Or if the harness be thrown over a draught horse, or the saddle placed on the back of a saddle horse, the same object may be accomplished. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families The eagle has powerful muscles under the wings, but slender and feeble legs; the fawn lacks the weight of the draught horse, but has limbs for swiftness. A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character It was not a high figure; however, he knew, and she knew, that a common draught horse for their garden work could be had for something less. A Red Wallflower Here we see a group of splendid dappled grey Percheron draught horses, the pride of a stock-farm. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway There being then practically neither roads nor carriages, the demand for draught horses is very small, while for riding purposes Chinamen prefer either the taller and more dignified mule or the ambling pony. Life and sport in China Second Edition They were to go in the large sleigh, drawn by a pair of draught horses driven by Jake. Her Mother's Secret Why, our rough draught horses would refuse such coarse food.” Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen Generally speaking, however, the draught horses seem to be good,—slow, doubtless, and alike defective in the shoulder and hind-quarters, but strong, without being, like the Flemish breed, so heavy as to oppress themselves. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II Some of them, we are told, cut the herbage, others collect it into heaps; a third set serve as waggons to carry it to their holes; while others perform all the functions of draught horses. A Hundred Anecdotes of Animals Here the wagon with a pair of draught horses was waiting them. Cruel As The Grave Then we saw a horseman, wearing the Artillery badge, leading a light draught horse. Pushed and the Return Push Four great draught horses, drawing a loaded van, without a driver, maddened with fright, turned into this street up and down which there was much fighting. The Long Roll As well may you expect to raise a draught horse from a pair of racers, or keep a flock of eagles as you would a coop of hens. Adrift in the Ice-Fields Singh saw him the next minute; for, startled by the terrific roar behind them, and probably knowing well the power of the utterer, the four draught horses began to suffer from panic. Glyn Severn's Schooldays “Strong draught horses like these can work eight or ten hours at a stretch, if they are well fed and rested between times.” Cruel As The Grave Will-power and application cannot make a farmer of a born painter any more than a lumbering draught horse can be changed into a race horse. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune The Divisional Ammunition Column secured prizes for the two best teams of mules, the best single mule, and the best light draught horse. A Short History of the 6th Division Aug. 1914-March 1919 As he lazily munched his breakfast oats he watched the draught horses patiently drag the huge chariots across the tracks and off to the show lot where he was not due for hours. Horses Nine Stories of Harness and Saddle They are great high-wheeled affairs, each drawn by a big Belgian draught horse. A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium As for the draught horses and cart, if you have time, you can sell them. Cruel As The Grave There were magnificent horses in the rich brown fields—great draught horses such as I have never seen in any country yet. Letters from France Legge's horse had been broken to harness, and mine was an excellent draught horse. Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 Ah, my seven boats! my splendid draught horses! Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence With other objects in view, the heavy draught horse, the spirited hackney, and the agile polo pony have been severally bred by exactly the same method. The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope Möller states that rupture of this tendon may be due to jumping, in riding horses and in draught horses, in their efforts to avoid slipping. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 The horses were draught horses, and did not promise good speed, but we had no others; and I cried to the men to unyoke the teams, while I ran to the kitchen for a weapon. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow There are those who speak of them as though they were only cattle or draught horses. New Tabernacle Sermons It's up-grade and a mean curve, and that nigh leader, for a first-class draught horse, has the cussedest disposition you ever saw. The Rim of the Desert Besides, she had driven her Cousin Tom's pair of big draught horses up in the Michigan woods, and Mr. Henry Sherwood's half-wild roan ponies, as well. Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays Rescuing the Runaways The warrants were these: From the Royal Mews: A waggon with the draught horses, delivered by command without fee. Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) In addition to the stud, there were, in 1793, fifty-four draught horses on the estate. The True George Washington [10th Ed.] "What!" exclaimed that young lady, "put Prince in harness? make a draught horse of him?" Bart Ridgeley A Story of Northern Ohio The Warrants were these:— From the Royal Mews: A waggon with the draught horses, delivered by command without fee. Letters of Horace Walpole — Volume I This was to send me to the fair of Glasgow to purchase a good draught horse for him. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXII When it was over Joel crawled off of the scale with the emotions of a weary draught horse and took his way slowly toward home. The Half-Back Altogether he suggested the draught horse, immensely strong, stupid, docile, obedient. McTeague At the end of a week Terry won a bet when a team of draught horses hitched onto his line could not pull El Sangre over his mark, and broke the rope instead. Black Jack A few badgers were taken, the skin being used as an ornament for the collars of draught horses, and the hair for making brushes of every variety. The Fur Country Seventy Degrees North Latitude Most of the cavalry and draught horses perished. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched And horses, too, the beribboned hacks, and ponderous draught horses with manes and tails decorated with golden straw, thundering over the stone pavement as they are trotted up and down! A Shepherd's Life Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs Maitland, had those draught horses from Canada not arrived yet? The Bride of Fort Edward Not finding Babbage at his camp, Gregory had started the drays and draught horses home on his own authority. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 Whenever the draught horse's knees gave way and he stumbled forward, he jerked the lighter horse back into the plough, and something would break. While the Billy Boils A. Yes; the horses that draw carts, drays, coal-waggons, stage waggons, and other heavy things, are stouter and much larger, and stronger than those that carry on the saddle, and are called draught horses. The Infant System For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Powers of all Children, from One to Seven years of Age When they reached the stables Seguin greatly admired the big draught horses, and praised them with the expressions of a connoisseur. Fruitfulness With draught horses they ought to be kept up to a smart walk and trot. The Book of Household Management Most girls would not know a thoroughbred from a draught horse. A Beautiful Possibility The great pair of draught horses were ploughing through the drifts and the three men were whooping loudly beside them. Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods Q. Where do the draught horses come from? The Infant System For Developing the Intellectual and Moral Powers of all Children, from One to Seven years of Age We had no draught horse, and if we had there was neither water-cask, trolly, nor dray; so we humped it—and talk about a drag! On Our Selection He had a great many draught horses, a great many milch cows, and of sheep a multitude. Wessex Tales A large draught horse harnessed to a dust-covered buggy, whose strained fore-axle, bent by the last mile of heavy road, had slanted the tops of the fore-wheels towards each other at an alarming angle. A Sappho of Green Springs Once the doctor got out of the wagon to inspect a cow, and particularly the coat of a rough draught horse that had been turned out and put under Liberty's care. Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation A battalion of infantry had spread itself along the walls with trucks, draught horses and swift mounts. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse I have already said that we had n't any draught horses; indeed, the only thing on the selection like a horse was an old "tuppy" mare that Dad used to straddle. On Our Selection He was riding the old grey draught horse this time, and it looked very much broken down. On the Track There were more fruit trees in the garden and a lot of good draught horses standing about, that looked well, but as if they'd come off a journey. Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields A recollection of the sleek draught horse flashed upon him. Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation The remains of a straw-stack, some hay under a bark humpy, a small iron plough, and an old stiff coffin-headed grey draught horse, were all that I saw about the place. On the Track The evening before the ball Dad sent him to put the draught horses in the top paddock. On Our Selection |
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