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Workhorse

//ˈwɜːkhɔːs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A horse used primarily for manual labor; a draft horse.
  2. 2
    a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor wordnet
  3. 3
    Someone or something that does a lot of work; something or someone who works consistently or regularly. broadly

    "Those old machines are not very glamorous, but even 20 years after their introduction, they are still the workhorses of the industry."

  4. 4
    machine that performs dependably under heavy use wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English werkehorse, equivalent to work + horse.

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