BEAST: BEASTS OF BURDEN

BEAST: BEASTS OF BURDEN
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VETERINA (-ORUM) (PL)
VETERINAE (-ARUM) (PL)

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  • 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

  • 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 —    This word is used of flocks or herds of grazing animals (Ex. 22:5; Num. 20:4, 8, 11; Ps. 78:48); of beasts of burden (Gen. 45:17); of eatable beasts (Prov. 9:2); and of swift beasts or dromedaries (Isa. 60:6). In the New Testament it is used… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Beast — (b[=e]st), n. [OE. best, beste, OF. beste, F. b[^e]te, fr. L. bestia.] 1. Any living creature; an animal; including man, insects, etc. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Any four footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Beast royal — Beast Beast (b[=e]st), n. [OE. best, beste, OF. beste, F. b[^e]te, fr. L. bestia.] 1. Any living creature; an animal; including man, insects, etc. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Any four footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • beast — noun animal ADJECTIVE ▪ ferocious, ravenous, savage, snarling, wild ▪ Savage beasts once roamed these forests. ▪ fearsome, foul ( …   Collocations dictionary

  • Beasts\ of\ burdens — Those thing that interfere with your daily lives that cause you stress and anxiety. Your fears and doubts and the things you regret and don t know how to let go of! The things which take control of or have a direct impact on your lives. The beast …   Dictionary of american slang

  • Beasts\ of\ burdens — Those thing that interfere with your daily lives that cause you stress and anxiety. Your fears and doubts and the things you regret and don t know how to let go of! The things which take control of or have a direct impact on your lives. The beast …   Dictionary of american slang

  • beastof burden — 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. * * * …   Universalium

  • (a) beast of burden — literary a large animal, such as a donkey (= an animal like a small horse with long ears), which is used for pulling vehicles or carrying heavy loads. Huskies are traditionally used in the Arctic as beasts of burden …   New idioms dictionary

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