work horse

Noun

Meaning

work horse (plural work horses)

Alternative form of workhorse

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Character-naming in Don Quixote makes ample figural use of contradiction, inversion, and irony, such as the names Rocinante rocinante: deriv. of rocín, work horse; colloq., brusque labourer; rough, unkempt man. Source: Internet

The back-end (spider/webcrawler) is the work horse of the search engine. Source: Internet

Thomas Massa, the work horse for the team, ran a PR in the open 400m, finishing the race in 56.35 and placing 7th overall. Source: Internet

Its work horse is the M113 which is commonly used by every regiment and brigade. Source: Internet

It’s like putting a perfectly functional work horse out to pasture long before it has aged. Source: Internet

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