workhorse
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈwɜrkˌhɔrs/
:
caballo de tiro
- She hitched one of the workhorses to the wagon, then went indoors and put on her white beekeeper's clothing.
- team of workhorses
The wash house overwhelmed by sour lips, the workhorse dragged by ropes across the ground.
- The wash house overwhelmed by sour lips, the workhorse dragged by ropes across the ground.
Examples
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The horses were heavy workhorses, which were growing rare now, except that some farmers used them in winter on the roads that were not ploughed.
Fiction book (1994) -
None of that is in my dreams—only the look on Otto's face when he first saw me and his dirty farm wagon, pulled by a workhorse with scars on its flanks.
Fiction book (1997) -
That was the time before chemical fertilizers; she still lived at a time when workhorses were used to till the land.
Blog text (9) -
Pa had taken on Ol' Rosie, a huge red roan workhorse, as part payment on a loan, and we'd all been sorry ever since.
Fiction book (2002) -
As Lettie picked up her shovel, the last two lonely workhorses whinnied at her.
Fiction book (1990) -
Both my parents grew up with workhorses and would have missed equine company were it not for these three, stabled in the barn adjacent to our chickens.
Fiction book (1996) -
A matched team of Belgian workhorses were in the corral along with a sleek-looking sorrel mare.
Fiction book (1990) -
On the farm, the workhorse pulled heavy plows through the muddy fields.
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The farmer relied on his workhorse to carry the supplies during harvest season.
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In agriculture, a workhorse is essential for transporting goods from one place to another.
Synonyms
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3.4
An animal like a donkey or ox that people use to carry heavy loads
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4.0
A horse that pulls a plow on a farm
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6.8
A horse that carries goods on its back along rough mountain paths
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3.8
A large strong horse that pulls heavy loads like a cart or plow
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3.9
An animal like a horse or ox that pulls heavy loads on a farm
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9.0
A large strong horse used to pull heavy loads
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9.6
A large strong horse used to pull heavy carts or wagons
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7.7
A large strong animal that pulls heavy carts or wagons
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3.2
A strong horse used to pull carts or heavy loads
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1.8
A strong calm horse that works on a farm
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2.8
A trained creature people use to pull and carry heavy loads like horses or oxen
A very large strong British horse used to pull heavy loads like carts
A large strong horse that pulls heavy carts or wagons
A strong horse that stands nearest the wheels to help pull a wagon
Antonyms
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Workhorse joins work and horse and originally meant a horse used to pull heavy loads or plow fields. That's why we still call strong farm horses 'workhorses', because they are animals that do the hard, steady jobs.