Definition of "workhorses" []

• Plural form of workhorse. (noun)

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• "They've responded by pitching even better this season and are poised to join workhorses such as Roy Halladay, Brandon Webb, Dan Haren and CC Sabathia as pitchers who can be counted down the stretch."
• "They're not meant to be heavy performance machines rather than long-term workhorses with good battery life."
• "Because there was criticism the last thing these legislatures need right now, the so-called workhorses are the two presidential candidates thrown into the mix."