"yardhorse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: yardhorses [plural]
Etymology: yard + horse Etymology templates: {{compound|en|yard|horse}} yard + horse Head templates: {{en-noun}} yardhorse (plural yardhorses)
  1. A heavy-duty tractor designed for moving shipping containers on chassis around a shipping terminal.
    Sense id: en-yardhorse-en-noun-gdpkWNzF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1975, Jury Verdicts Weekly - Volume 19, page 4",
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        {
          "ref": "2017, Hildebrand, Gregory G. Noll, & Bill Hand, Intermodal Container Emergencies, page 89",
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