wheeler
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9.9
- noun
- Archaic
:
caballo de tiro
- The wheeler is the draft horse closest to the wheels of the carriage, helping to pull the load with its strong body.
Examples
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To efficiently pull the wagon uphill, the wheeler must have great strength and stamina.
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In a team of horses, the wheeler is the one nearest to the vehicle that provides the most power.
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Leave only the wheelers hooked to the wagons.
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We have a camper here, but my four-wheeler is parked about half a mile down the road.
Fiction book (2002) -
Bottom line is you spill your seed like an 18-wheeler guzzles gas.
Blog text (2) -
Lohan told cops she was not behind the wheel of her Porsche when it slammed into the back of an 18-wheeler.
Blog text (13) -
There are very few highway projects with merit, but this is one of them, spanning an up-till-now very problematic gap in the highway network that forces cars and 18-wheelers onto surface streets.
Blog text (27) -
Y'all remember that Lohan told the officers she was not driving that day when her rented Porsche slammed into the back of an 18-wheeler, but apparently all the eyewitnesses have a different story to tell.
Blog text (2)
Synonyms
1
3.8
A large strong horse that pulls heavy loads like a cart or plow
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3.2
A strong horse used to pull carts or heavy loads
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7.7
A large strong animal that pulls heavy carts or wagons
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9.6
A large strong horse used to pull heavy carts or wagons
A strong horse that stands nearest the wheels to help pull a wagon
Compounds
- Archaic
4
5.1
A vehicle with four wheels like a carriage or taxi that people pay to use
- Archaic
1
7.7
A steam boat with big wheels on the sides that push it through rivers or lakes
- Archaic
A steamboat with a large paddle wheel on each side that moves it through water
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wheeler comes from wheel 'a round part that turns' plus the ending -er 'one who'. A horse placed nearest the wheels helps control turns, so that horse is known as a wheeler.