- beast of burden
- Date: 1740 an animal employed to carry heavy loads or to perform other heavy work (as pulling a plow)
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Beast of burden — Burden Bur den (b[^u] d n), n. [Written also burthen.] [OE. burden, burthen, birthen, birden, AS. byr[eth]en; akin to Icel. byr[eth]i, Dan. byrde, Sw. b[ o]rda, G. b[ u]rde, OHG. burdi, Goth. ba[ u]r[thorn]ei, fr. the root of E. bear, AS. beran,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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beast of burden — n old use an animal that does heavy work … Dictionary of contemporary English
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beast of burden — ► NOUN ▪ an animal used for carrying loads … English terms dictionary
beast of burden — n. any animal used for carrying things … English World dictionary
beast of burden — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms beast of burden : singular beast of burden plural beasts of burden old fashioned an animal that is used for carrying heavy things, for example a donkey or a camel … English dictionary
beast of burden — noun an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work • Syn: ↑jument • Derivationally related forms: ↑jumentous (for: ↑jument) • Hypernyms: ↑work animal … Useful english dictionary
beast of burden — beasts of burden N COUNT A beast of burden is an animal such as an ox or a donkey that is used for carrying or pulling things … English dictionary
