draft
3
6.1
- noun
- /dræft/
- Specialized
:
tiro
- And you can do it largely with local materials, hand tools, and draft animals.
- draft animals
- draft horses
- draft power
Examples
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In some parts of Africa, draft animals cannot be used at all due to infectious or parasitic diseases.
Academic text (2001) -
Farmland, seeds, tools, buildings, and draft animals are examples of capital that predate the emergence of the state.
Blog text (32) -
Similarly, in parts of the world where draft animals perform work, they need food as their energy sources.
Blog text (21) -
Before that time, draft horses were used to pull farm implements.
Academic text (1996) -
A tractor does not get tired, but draft horses do.
Academic text (1996) -
Shedwyn walked slowly toward the big draft horse, all the while talking in a low, calm voice.
Fiction book (1991) -
Duncan had the appearance of a plodding draft animal, but his constantly flicking ears betrayed his alertness.
Fiction book (1992) -
The snorting and bucking chestnut draft animal was racing as if his life depended on getting away from the wagon chasing him.
Fiction book (1992) -
The leather of the harness creaked with the jostling of the draft horse, and the hooves made a soft thumping on the dirt.
Fiction book (1991) -
The farmer used a team of strong draft horses to pull the heavy plow through the field.
Synonyms
20
2.5
An act of pulling something with effort
5
2.8
An act of pulling something, often with force
1
1.0
An act of using force to move something toward you
Pulling a load like a cart to move it
Compounds
- Specialized
1
7.8
A boat with a bottom that does not go deep so it can move in shallow water
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word draft comes from draw 'to pull', and it was used for the act of pulling a load, like horses that 'draw' a cart, so a draft is the pulling work done by animals or machines.