work horses
Reliable heavy haulers
Workhorses are horses bred or used for heavy labor—pulling plows, hauling wagons, or other demanding physical tasks.
The term extends figuratively to any person, machine, or thing that performs reliably and tirelessly: The old pickup was a workhorse that never quit.
A workhorse lacks glamour but gets the job done.
Usually spelled as one word.
- farmAgricultural land tract
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- endureSuffer through without yielding
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- reliableConsistently performing as expected
dependable · shod · farriers · horseman · labor · timber harvesting · sturdy · beast of burden · navicular disease · feed · put out to pasture · hoof care · logging operations · laminitis · drive · Clydesdale · mule · pulling power
work horsesstars
Luminous celestial bodies
superstars · prima donnas · divas · headliners · showboats
work horsesslackers
Those who avoid effort
loafers · shirkers · flashes in the pan · deadweight · free riders