| 单词 | wheelhorse |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswheel-horse wheel-horse n. a horse harnessed between the shafts of a vehicle, next to the wheels, as distinguished from a leader; figurative a person who bears the chief burden of a business. ΚΠ 1708 London Gaz. No. 4424/1 Which enjoins Waggoners to draw with a Pole between the Wheel-Horses. 1827 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth I. 10 He falls into it as certainly as a new wheel-horse in a mail. 1911 H. S. Harrison Queed xxvii The only speech was made by the Solon who had the bill called up, a familiar organization wheelhorse. wheel-horse wheel-horse n. U.S. Politics an experienced and conscientious party member. ΚΠ 1867 New Mexican 24 Aug. 2/2 Carleton..worked like a beaver for Perea, and so did Perfecto Armijo, the Perea wheel horse in that county then. 1932 Atlantic Monthly Feb. 187/2 Scandals..that..sent various high Republican wheel horses to the penitentiary. 1991 Economist 4 May 44/3 Another Minnesotan Rudy exploring the secondary job-market is ex-Senator Rudy Boschwitz, a faithful Republican wheel-horse until he lost in 1989 to that liberal-Democratic upstart, Paul Wellstone. < as lemmas |
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