workhorsen.

Brit.

/ˈwəːkhɔːs/, U.S.

/ˈwərkˌhɔrs/

Forms: see work n. and horse n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: work n., horse n.

Etymology: < work n. + horse n.

1. A horse used for draught, ploughing, farm work, etc., rather than for riding or racing.

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1463 J. Cok Compotus in Monmouthshire Antiquary (1995) 11 89 Also paied to Richard Amburley for shoyng of my lordys werkehorse.

1543 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 41 Inventarye..in y^e stable..Item iiij^or warke horses.

1587 in J. P. Earwaker Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1893) 144 One worke horse or maire.

1625 A. Darcie tr. W. Camden Hist. Elizabeth ii. 398 As he trauelled,..his Horses fayling, tooke vp the work-horses that he found in his way.

1688 Tryal Philip Standsfield 23 If it had not been that Sir James was well horsed, and his Son Philip upon a work-horse, he had killed him.

1724 Treat. conc. Manner Fallowing of Ground iii. 52 He feeds all his Work Horses with good Hay.

1763 A. Blane Let. 25 Sept. in H. Bouquet Papers (1942) Ser. 21649 2nd Pt. 62 I'll make another tryal to get some Hay for the work Horses.

1812 J. Sinclair Acct. Syst. Husbandry Scotl. i. 17 A pair of work-horses may be accommodated in a space of sixteen feet by eight.

1883 Times 21 Feb. 8/4 Pink-eye is excessively prevalent among all classes of horses, particularly work horses in Sheffield.

1917 Rep. Supreme Court S. Dakota 37 608 The property was two work horses and two yearing colts.

1972 T. A. Bulman Kamloops Cattlemen iii. 19 They were all top hands with either saddle or work horses.

2002 Amer. Cowboy July 74/1 Fritz McTarnahan owned a brown, bald-faced horse named Whistling Dixie who looked like a workhorse.

2. figurative. A person, machine, etc., that undertakes or carries out (hard) work reliably, esp. over a long period of time.

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > labour or toil > one who

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society > occupation and work > equipment > [noun]

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1908 Detroit Free Press 19 Apr. i. 9/1 Taft is the real workhorse of the administration.

1949 Sun (Baltimore) 3 Oct. 2/6 This caliber howitzer has gained the reputation of being the ‘work horse’ of the Army.

1966 Electronics 3 Oct. 54 The satellites will be launched on improved versions of the workhorse Delta vehicle.

1985 A. Blond Book Bk. iii. 42 An admirable workhorse of a publisher.

2012 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 10 May 14/2 Egypt was the province where the little big man throve. Ever since Roman times, it had been the workhorse of the empire.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	workhorse
释义	workhorsen. Brit. /ˈwəːkhɔːs/, U.S. /ˈwərkˌhɔrs/ Forms: see work n. and horse n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: work n., horse n. Etymology: < work n. + horse n. 1. A horse used for draught, ploughing, farm work, etc., rather than for riding or racing. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > [noun] tacklea1325 enginea1393 geara1400 workhorse1463 graith1513 trinketc1525 implementsa1552 furniture1577 store1605 tew1616 thing1662 stock-in-trade1775 tack1777 apparatus1796 work thing1812 gearinga1854 matériel1856 plant1867 hardware1947 workhorse1949 the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > labour or toil > one who workhorse1463 toiler1549 fagger1830 strapper1851 workhorse1908 the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > horse defined by purpose used for > [noun] > work horse workhorse1463 cuta1529 farm horse1732 night horse1840 1463 J. Cok Compotus in Monmouthshire Antiquary (1995) 11 89 Also paied to Richard Amburley for shoyng of my lordys werkehorse. 1543 in J. Raine Wills & Inventories Archdeaconry Richmond (1853) 41 Inventarye..in y^e stable..Item iiij^or warke horses. 1587 in J. P. Earwaker Lancs. & Cheshire Wills (1893) 144 One worke horse or maire. 1625 A. Darcie tr. W. Camden Hist. Elizabeth ii. 398 As he trauelled,..his Horses fayling, tooke vp the work-horses that he found in his way. 1688 Tryal Philip Standsfield 23 If it had not been that Sir James was well horsed, and his Son Philip upon a work-horse, he had killed him. 1724 Treat. conc. Manner Fallowing of Ground iii. 52 He feeds all his Work Horses with good Hay. 1763 A. Blane Let. 25 Sept. in H. Bouquet Papers (1942) Ser. 21649 2nd Pt. 62 I'll make another tryal to get some Hay for the work Horses. 1812 J. Sinclair Acct. Syst. Husbandry Scotl. i. 17 A pair of work-horses may be accommodated in a space of sixteen feet by eight. 1883 Times 21 Feb. 8/4 Pink-eye is excessively prevalent among all classes of horses, particularly work horses in Sheffield. 1917 Rep. Supreme Court S. Dakota 37 608 The property was two work horses and two yearing colts. 1972 T. A. Bulman Kamloops Cattlemen iii. 19 They were all top hands with either saddle or work horses. 2002 Amer. Cowboy July 74/1 Fritz McTarnahan owned a brown, bald-faced horse named Whistling Dixie who looked like a workhorse. 2. figurative. A person, machine, etc., that undertakes or carries out (hard) work reliably, esp. over a long period of time. ΘΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > labour or toil > one who workhorse1463 toiler1549 fagger1830 strapper1851 workhorse1908 society > occupation and work > equipment > [noun] tacklea1325 enginea1393 geara1400 workhorse1463 graith1513 trinketc1525 implementsa1552 furniture1577 store1605 tew1616 thing1662 stock-in-trade1775 tack1777 apparatus1796 work thing1812 gearinga1854 matériel1856 plant1867 hardware1947 workhorse1949 1908 Detroit Free Press 19 Apr. i. 9/1 Taft is the real workhorse of the administration. 1949 Sun (Baltimore) 3 Oct. 2/6 This caliber howitzer has gained the reputation of being the ‘work horse’ of the Army. 1966 Electronics 3 Oct. 54 The satellites will be launched on improved versions of the workhorse Delta vehicle. 1985 A. Blond Book Bk. iii. 42 An admirable workhorse of a publisher. 2012 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 10 May 14/2 Egypt was the province where the little big man throve. Ever since Roman times, it had been the workhorse of the empire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1463
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