noun
an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work
• Syn: ↑jument
• Hypernyms: ↑work animal
• Hyponyms: ↑pack animal, ↑sumpter
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noun, pl beasts of burden [count]
: an animal that people use to carry heavy things
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an animal used for heavy work such as carrying or pulling things
Useful english dictionary. 2012.