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workhorse, n.
(workhorses)
more info a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor
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workhorse
semantic pointers
hypernym
horse, Equus caballus
hyponym
plow horse, plough horse draft horse, draught horse, dray horse packhorse farm horse, dobbin
more info machine that performs dependably under heavy use
<noun.artifact>

workhorse

sample sentences

"the IBM main frame computers have been the workhorse of the business world"
semantic pointers
hypernym
machine