beast of burden

beast of burden
Synonyms and related words:
Siberian husky, ass, camel, draft animal, dromedary, drudge, elephant, fag, galley slave, greasy grind, grind, grub, hack, horse, husky, llama, malamute, mule, ox, pack horse, plodder, reindeer, slave, sledge dog, slogger, sumpter, sumpter horse, sumpter mule, swot, workhorse

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  • Beast of Burden — est une chanson du groupe de rock britannique The Rolling Stones sortie en 1978 sur l album Some Girls. En 2004, le magazine Rolling Stone a classé cette chanson à la 435e position de leur liste des 500 plus grandes chansons de tous les temps. La …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Beast of burden — Burden Bur den (b[^u] d n), n. [Written also burthen.] [OE. burden, burthen, birthen, birden, AS. byr[eth]en; akin to Icel. byr[eth]i, Dan. byrde, Sw. b[ o]rda, G. b[ u]rde, OHG. burdi, Goth. ba[ u]r[thorn]ei, fr. the root of E. bear, AS. beran,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Beast of burden — may refer to:* A pack animal * A working animal * Beast of Burden (song), originally written and performed by The Rolling Stones * Beast of Burden ( Stargate SG 1 ), a television episode …   Wikipedia

  • beast of burden — index animal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • beast of burden — n old use an animal that does heavy work …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • beast of burden — noun count OLD FASHIONED an animal that is used for carrying heavy things, for example a DONKEY or a CAMEL beat2 beat 2 [ bit ] noun count ** 1. ) one of the regular sounds or movements of your heart: a heart rate of 65 beats a minute skip/miss a …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • beast of burden — ► NOUN ▪ an animal used for carrying loads …   English terms dictionary

  • beast of burden — n. any animal used for carrying things …   English World dictionary

  • beast of burden — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms beast of burden : singular beast of burden plural beasts of burden old fashioned an animal that is used for carrying heavy things, for example a donkey or a camel …   English dictionary

  • beast of burden — noun an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work • Syn: ↑jument • Derivationally related forms: ↑jumentous (for: ↑jument) • Hypernyms: ↑work animal …   Useful english dictionary

  • beast of burden — beasts of burden N COUNT A beast of burden is an animal such as an ox or a donkey that is used for carrying or pulling things …   English dictionary

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