werkpaard

Definitions of werkpaard
  1. noun
    one who works hard at boring tasks
    synonyms: kuch, ploeteraar, sappelaar, sjouwer, werkezel, zwoeger
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    ploeteraar, sappelaar, sjouwer, werkezel, zwoeger
    someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours
  2. noun
    someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours
    synonyms: ploeteraar, sappelaar, sjouwer, werkezel, zwoeger
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    type of:
    kuch, ploeteraar, sappelaar, sjouwer, werkezel, zwoeger
    one who works hard at boring tasks
  3. noun
    a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor
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    boerenpaard, ploegpaard
    a horse used to pull a plow
    trekpaard
    horse adapted for drawing heavy loads
    lastpaard, pakpaard
    a workhorse used as a pack animal
    karrenpaard, karrepaard, tuigpaard
    draft horse kept for pulling carts
    disselpaard
    a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a vehicle
    koetspaard
    strong draft horse for drawing coaches
    type of:
    paard, peerd, ros, viervoeter
    solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
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