Beast Of Burden Definition

beasts-of-burden
noun
An animal, such as a donkey, ox, or elephant, used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work.
American Heritage
Any animal, as a donkey, used for carrying loads.
Webster's New World

A draught animal that carries or pulls heavy loads, such as a donkey, mule, or ox.

Wiktionary

(by extension) Any domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans, such as a herding dog or trained falcon.

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Other Word Forms of Beast Of Burden

Noun

Singular:
beast of burden
Plural:
beasts-of-burden

Beast Of Burden Sentence Examples

  • It is universally used as a draught animal and beast of burden.

  • The chief domestic animals are the camel, horse, ass, ox, buffalo (used both as a beast of burden and for riding), sheep with a short silky fleece, the goat and the pig, which last here reaches its southernmost limit.

  • The llama was the only beast of burden known to the South American natives before the arrival of the Spaniards and is highly serviceable on the difficult trails of the Andes.

  • The llama (Lama huanacus glama) is a domesticated derivative of the wild guanaco, which has been bred as a beast of burden.

  • In its fourth year its training as a beast of burden begins, when it is taught to kneel and to rise at a given signal, and is gradually accustomed to bear increasing loads.

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