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beast of burden

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beast of burden
n. pl. beasts of burden
An animal, such as a donkey, ox, or elephant, used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work.
beast of burden
n
an animal, such as a donkey or ox, used for carrying loads
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.beast of burden - an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work
jument
work animal - an animal trained for and used for heavy labor
pack animal, sumpter - an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loads


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Why sufficeth not the beast of burden, which renounceth and is reverent?
Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context
The strangest thing of all was that those twenty-four donkeys, instead of being iron-shod like any other beast of burden, had on their feet laced shoes made of leather, just like the ones boys wear.
The Adventures Of Pinocchio by Collodi, Carlo View in context
The elephant, which its owner had reared, not for a beast of burden, but for warlike purposes, was half domesticated.
Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context
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