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beast of burden
idiom literary
an animal such as a donkey or an ox that is used to carry or pull things役畜（如驴、牛等）
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Horses & similar animals
Arab
Arabian
beast
bronco
brood mare
chestnut
equine
filly
gelding
hoof
horse-drawn
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mare
palomino
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thoroughbred
trotter
working horse
yearling
zebra
Elephants.—They are expensive and delicate, but excellent beasts of burden, in rainy tropical countries.
Oxen require less tending than any other beasts of burden.
She could hear him behind her panting like a tired beast of burden.
To my astonishment, we met several trains of camels, and I learnt afterwards, that these animals were used as beasts of burden by the Kurds, as well as the Arabs.
beast of burden | American Dictionary
beast of burden
noun[ C ]
us/ˈbist əv ˈbɜr·dən/
an animal used to perform work
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