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SHIRE HORSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shire horse mean?
• SHIRE HORSE (noun)
The noun SHIRE HORSE has 1 sense:
1. British breed of large heavy draft horse
Familiarity information: SHIRE HORSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
British breed of large heavy draft horse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
shire; shire horse
Hypernyms ("shire horse" is a kind of...):
draft horse; draught horse; dray horse (horse adapted for drawing heavy loads)
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