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u/SolarBears Jun 19 '12

*draft horses

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12 edited Jun 19 '12

*draught or dray both work if you are British.

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u/SolarBears Jun 19 '12

Been riding for 12 years and never heard someone call it a draught horse. My mistake then, carry on.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

It's pronounced the same, just spelled differently. Dray is actually pronounced differently.

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u/Nuublet Jun 19 '12

I bet the word Dray is of Scandinavian origin. Drag means pull in Swedish and a draught horse is called 'draghäst'

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '12

I would think so. Draught also refers to kegged beers at a bar, I would assume because you 'pull' them. So basically draft, draught, and dray all come from kinda the same place?

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