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.

A draucht horse is generally a lairge, hivy horse suitable for ferm laubour