"willing horse" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1863 November 10, “Gen. Sherman's Column”, in New York Times, retrieved 2014-02-12",
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        "One who readily performs hard work or who voluntarily tolerates an adverse situation."
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        "(idiomatic, dated) One who readily performs hard work or who voluntarily tolerates an adverse situation."
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