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BEAST OF BURDEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does beast of burden mean?
• BEAST OF BURDEN (noun)
The noun BEAST OF BURDEN has 1 sense:
1. an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work
Familiarity information: BEAST OF BURDEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
beast of burden; jument
Hypernyms ("beast of burden" is a kind of...):
work animal (an animal trained for and used for heavy labor)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "beast of burden"):
pack animal; sumpter (an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loads)
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