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beast of burden

DEFINITIONS OF: beast of burden

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n an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work

Synonyms:
jument
Types:
pack animal, sumpter
an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loads
packhorse
a workhorse used as a pack animal
Type of:
work animal
an animal trained for and used for heavy labor
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