plow horse
Furrow-making beast
A plow horse is a large, strong horse bred for pulling plows and other farm equipment.
The term extends figuratively to someone who works steadily and reliably without flair: He's the plow horse of the department—not brilliant, but dependable.
The image emphasizes unglamorous endurance over speed or showiness.
- workhorseReliable, tireless producer
- hard workerIndustrious, dedicated person
- ClydesdaleScottish heavy draft breed
- pulling powerCapacity to attract interest
- beast of burdenAnimal used for hauling
work animal · draft animal · Percheron · oxen · field · turning soil · plodding · steady pace · soil · mule · mare · furrow · yoke · laborer · perseverance · harrow · steadfastness · diligence
- animal powerox cart, dog sled, mule train, camel caravan, donkey cart
- animal transportmule, donkey, ox, camel, elephant
- equinesmare, stallion, donkey, foal, pony
- Frontier Transportcovered wagon, stagecoach, prairie schooner, Conestoga wagon, wagon train
- working animalsherding, gun dog, guarding, pulling, hunting dog
- workhorsesmule, ox, donkey, Clydesdale, Percheron
plow horseracehorse
Equine bred for speed
thoroughbred · show horse · steeplechaser · trotter · polo pony
plow horseprima donna
Temperamental, self-important person
star · superstar · showboat · hotshot · glory hound
plow horsethoroughbred
Of pure ancestral line
purebred · Arabian · blue-blood · Secretariat · stud horse