wheelhorses
/ˈwilˌhɔrsɪz/
noun
- The horses in a team that are harnessed closest to the wheels of a carriage or wagon, typically the strongest and most reliable.
- The carriage driver carefully adjusted the harnesses of the wheelhorses before the long journey.
- The farmer chose his strongest draft horses as wheelhorses for the heavy wagon.
- In a six-horse team, the wheelhorses bear the most weight and provide stability.
- A person or thing that bears the main burden of a task or responsibility; a reliable workhorse.
- In the office, he became the wheelhorse everyone depended on to meet tight deadlines.
- The old pickup truck was the wheelhorse of the farm, used for every chore from hauling hay to carrying tools.
- She was the wheelhorse of the committee, organizing every event and handling all the paperwork.
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