beast of burden

English

a beast of burden and its master

Noun

beast of burden (plural beasts of burden)

1. A draught animal that carries or pulls heavy loads, such as a donkey, mule, or ox.
2. (by extension) Any domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans, such as a herding dog or trained falcon.

Related terms

• beast
• burden

Translations

animal that carries or pulls heavy loads

• Armenian: գրաստ (grast)
• Catalan: bèstia (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 馱畜 (zh), 驮畜 (tuóchù)

• Czech: soumar m
• Dutch: lastdier (nl) n
• Finnish: juhta (fi), kantojuhta, kuormajuhta (fi)
• French: bête de somme (fr) f, animal de trait (fr) m
• German: Saumtier n, Lasttier n, Lastkamel n, Saumkamel n, Packesel m, Tragtier n
• Italian: giumento m, animale da soma m
• Japanese: 駄獣 (だじゅう, dajū), 駄載獣 (ださいじゅう, dasaijū)

• Macedonian: товарно животно n (tóvarno žívotno)
• Norwegian: trekkdyr n, kløvdyr n
• Persian: چهارپا (fa)
• Polish: zwierzę juczne n
• Portuguese: animal de carga m, animal cargueiro m
• Russian: вьючное животное n (vʹjúčnoje živótnoje)
• Spanish: bestia de carga f, animal de carga m
• Swedish: lastdjur n, dragdjur n
• Ukrainian: в'ючна тварина f (vʺjúčna tvarýna)
• Volapük: (generic) lodotanim, (ass) lodotacuk, (mule) lodotamulud, (hinny) lodotahinud, (horse) lodotajevod, (bovine) lodotabub, (ox) lodotahobub
• Welsh: anifail pwn

domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans

• Arabic: بهيمة f (bahiima)

• Italian: animale addestrato

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Translations to be checked

• German: Lasttier n

External links

• Beast of burden on Wikipedia.Wikipedia