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Draucht horse
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A draucht horse or dray horse (frae the Auld Inglis dragan meanin "tae draw or haul"; compare Dutch dragen an German tragen meanin "tae cairy" an Dens drage meanin "tae draw" or "tae fare"), less eften cried a carthorse, wark horse or hivy horse, is a muckle horse bred taeo be a wirkin ainimal daein haurd tasks sic as pleuchin an ither ferm laubour.
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