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US
/ˈwɝkˌhɔɹs/
]
[ UK /wˈɜːkhɔːs/ ]
[ UK /wˈɜːkhɔːs/ ]
NOUN
- a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor
-
machine that performs dependably under heavy use
the IBM main frame computers have been the workhorse of the business world
How To Use workhorse In A Sentence
- They rely on the workhorse loosie to develop the bulk of their momentum.
- Both players mix OK strikeout numbers with good groundball rates, and both are workhorses with solid control.
- They're sort of workhorses of the airline industry.
- Thundering across fields remains the preserve of a small band of well-built, farm-ready workhorses with indestructible axles.
- Common diode lasers - the type used in laser pointers and grocery-store scanners - are cheap laboratory workhorses for colors ranging from orange to infrared.
- Motors and drives - the workhorses of many dairy plants - can play an important role in lowering kilowatt hours.
- He's a workhorse on a team that plays hard defensively, but provides little cushion offensively.
- The steam engine was the workhorse of the Industrial Revolution.
- Once running wild, he is now a submissive workhorse with a faraway look in his eyes. Times, Sunday Times
- He's also near the top of the offensive rebounding charts and is among the NBA's biggest workhorses in terms of minutes played.