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burthen

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bur·then  (bûrn)
n.
A burden.
burthen [ˈbɜːðən]
n & vb
an archaic word for burden1
burthensome  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.burthen - a variant of `burden'
load, loading, burden - weight to be borne or conveyed
Verb1.burthenburthen - weight down with a load              
burden, weight, weight down
overburden - load with excessive weight
plumb - weight with lead
charge - fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay"
saddle - load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility"


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It might be expected that I should give some account of the nature of the wicked practices of this woman, in whose hands I was now fallen; but it would be too much encouragement to the vice, to let the world see what easy measures were here taken to rid the women's unwelcome burthen of a child clandestinely gotten.
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