WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wheel′ horse′, 
    1. Animal HusbandryAlso called wheeler. a horse, or one of the horses, harnessed behind others and nearest the front wheels of a vehicle.
    2. Dialect Terms[Chiefly South Atlantic States.]the left-hand horse of a pair hitched to a wagon or plow.
    3. Dialect Terms[Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.]a reliable, diligent, and strong worker.
    Also, wheel′-horse′. 
    • 1700–10

'wheel horse' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
wheeler

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