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Definition of workhorse
1 : a horse used chiefly for labor as distinguished from driving, riding, or racing
2a (1) : a person who performs most of the work of a group task (2) : a hardworking personb : something that is markedly useful, durable, or dependablec : horse 7
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Recent Examples of workhorse from the Web
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Seeking to boost production, companies send their workhorse strains to Zymergen.
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Boeing won orders and expressions of interest for about 420 planes worth as much as $58 billion based on a Bloomberg count through midday Wednesday, getting a boost from demand for the Max 10, the biggest version of its 737 workhorse.
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Davidson pitcher Durin O'Linger is a 5-foot-10 workhorse with a below-90s fastball and a reconstructed right arm.
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The Dolphins don't expect Drake to turn into their workhorse running back as Ajayi did.
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This walnut model is both a workhorse and a gorgeous addition to your kitchen.
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Jackson is an old-school, four-year workhorse in an era of tailback-by-committee offenses and early NFL draft entrants.
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The avocado trees are the workhorses, acting as trellises for passion fruit vines and providing shade for the coffee bushes.
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No, Blount's bargain price does not prove that Blount cannot be a red-zone battering ram or a 300-carry workhorse.
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First Known Use of workhorse
15th century
WORKHORSE Defined for English Language Learners
workhorse
playDefinition of workhorse for English Language Learners
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: a dependable person who does a lot of work
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: a dependable machine or vehicle that is used to do a lot of work
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