beast of burden

Other forms: beasts of burden

Definitions of beast of burden
  1. noun
    an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work
    synonyms: jument
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    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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