beast of burden

1. 1.

   an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work

   Synonymsjument

   Broaderwork animal

   Narrowerpack animal

Questions about beast of burden

What does beast of burden mean?

beast of burden means "an animal such as a donkey or ox or elephant used for transporting loads or doing other heavy work".

What is another word for beast of burden?

Close synonyms include jument. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.