BEAST OF BURDEN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

beast of burden; jument

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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