workhorse

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈwɜːkhɔːs/
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• Canada, General-American: /ˈwɝkhoɹs/
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• Australian: /ˈwɜːkhoːs/
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• New-Zealand: /ˈwøːkhoːs/
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• CMU ARPABET: W ER1 K HH AO2 R S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English werkehorse, equivalent to work + horse.

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: işlək at — horse used primarily for work
• Bashkir: эш аты (eş atı) — horse used primarily for work
• Danish: arbejdshest — horse used primarily for work
• Dutch: werkpaard — horse used primarily for work
• Finnish: työhevonen — horse used primarily for work
• German: Arbeitspferd — horse used primarily for work
• Hungarian: igásló — horse used primarily for work
• Icelandic: klár — horse used primarily for work
• Ingrian: tööhepoin — horse used primarily for work
• Irish: capall oibre — horse used primarily for work
• Norwegian Bokmål: arbeidshest — horse used primarily for work
• Norwegian Nynorsk: arbeidshest — horse used primarily for work
• Polish: koń roboczy — horse used primarily for work
• Romanian: cal de tracțiune — horse used primarily for work
• Russian: тя́гловая ло́шадь (tjáglovaja lóšadʹ) — horse used primarily for work
• Russian: ломова́я ло́шадь (lomovája lóšadʹ) — horse used primarily for work
• Spanish: caballo de tiro — horse used primarily for work
• Spanish: caballo trabajador — horse used primarily for work
• Spanish: caballo breteador — horse used primarily for work
• Swedish: arbetshäst — horse used primarily for work
• Danish: arbejdshest — someone or something that does a lot of work
• Dutch: werkpaard — someone or something that does a lot of work
• Finnish: työjuhta — someone or something that does a lot of work
• French: bourreau de travail — someone or something that does a lot of work
• German: Arbeitstier — someone or something that does a lot of work
• Icelandic: víkingur til vinnu — someone or something that does a lot of work
• Icelandic: hamhleypa til vinnu — someone or something that does a lot of work
• Norwegian Bokmål: arbeidshest — someone or something that does a lot of work
• Norwegian Nynorsk: arbeidshest — someone or something that does a lot of work
• Polish: wół roboczy — someone or something that does a lot of work
• Russian: ломова́я ло́шадь (lomovája lóšadʹ) — someone or something that does a lot of work
• Russian: стаха́новец (staxánovec) — someone or something that does a lot of work
• Spanish: chambeador — someone or something that does a lot of work
• Spanish: chambero — someone or something that does a lot of work