| NOUN | artifact | workhorse | machine that performs dependably under heavy use |
|---|---|---|---|
| animal | workhorse | a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor |
| Sounds | wer'khhao.rs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | airforce ... workforce: 29 rhymes with aors... | |
| Meaning | machine that performs dependably under heavy use. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the IBM main frame computers have been the workhorse of the business world" | |
| Broader | machine | Any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks |
| Meaning | A horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | draft horse, draught horse, dray horse | horse adapted for drawing heavy loads |
| farm horse, dobbin | A quiet plodding workhorse | |
| packhorse | A workhorse used as a pack animal | |
| plow horse, plough horse | A horse used to pull a plow | |
| Broader | horse, Equus caballus | solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times |
| Spanish | caballo de tiro | |
| Catalan | cavall de treball | |
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