"beast of burden" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: beasts of burden [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|beasts of burden}} beast of burden (plural beasts of burden)
  1. A draught animal, such as a donkey, mule, llama, camel, horse, or ox, that carries or pulls a load for the benefit of a human. Categories (lifeform): Animals Related terms: draught animal Translations (animal that carries or pulls a load): ὑποζύγιον (hupozúgion) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), գրաստ (grast) (Armenian), bèstia [feminine] (Catalan), animal de càrrega [masculine] (Catalan), 馱畜 (Chinese Mandarin), 驮畜 (tuóchù) (Chinese Mandarin), soumar [masculine] (Czech), arbejdsdyr [neuter] (Danish), trækdyr [neuter] (Danish), lastdyr [neuter] (Danish), lastdier [neuter] (Dutch), ŝarĝbesto (Esperanto), juhta (Finnish), kantojuhta (Finnish), kuormajuhta (Finnish), bête de somme [feminine] (French), animal de trait [masculine] (French), bête de charge [feminine] (French), besta de carga [feminine] (Galician), Saumtier [neuter] (German), Lasttier [neuter] (German), Lastkamel [neuter] (German), Saumkamel [neuter] (German), Packesel [masculine] (German), Tragtier [neuter] (German), Zugtier [neuter] (German), Arbeitstier [neuter] (German), υποζύγιο (ypozýgio) [neuter] (Greek), málhás állat (Hungarian), teherhordó állat (Hungarian), burðardýr (english: carrying loads) [neuter] (Icelandic), dráttardýr (english: pulling loads) [neuter] (Icelandic), vinnudýr (english: more generic) [neuter] (Icelandic), giumento [masculine] (Italian), animale da soma [masculine] (Italian), 駄獣 (dajū) (alt: だじゅう) (Japanese), 駄載獣 (dasaijū) (alt: ださいじゅう) (Japanese), iumentum (english: pulling carts) (Latin), armentum (english: pulling plows) (Latin), товарно животно (tovarno životno) [neuter] (Macedonian), dewar [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), lastedyr [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), trekkdyr [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), kløvdyr [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), lastedyr [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), trekkdyr [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kløvdyr [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), azemela (Old Galician-Portuguese), klusię [neuter] (Old Polish), حیوان (hayvan) (Ottoman Turkish), چهارپا (Persian), zwierzę juczne [neuter] (Polish), animal de carga [masculine] (Portuguese), animal cargueiro [masculine] (Portuguese), azémola [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), azêmola [Brazil] (Portuguese), animal de povară [masculine] (Romanian), вью́чное живо́тное (vʹjúčnoje živótnoje) [neuter] (Russian), sumeri (Sicilian), sumaro (Sicilian), bestia de carga [feminine] (Spanish), animal de carga [masculine] (Spanish), lastdjur [neuter] (Swedish), dragdjur [neuter] (Swedish), ök [neuter] (Swedish), в'ю́чна твари́на (vʺjúčna tvarýna) [feminine] (Ukrainian), lodotanim (english: generic) (Volapük), lodotacuk (english: ass) (Volapük), lodotamulud (english: mule) (Volapük), (hinny) lodotahinud (Volapük), lodotajevod (english: horse) (Volapük), lodotabub (english: bovine) (Volapük), lodotahobub (english: ox) (Volapük), anifail pwn (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-beast_of_burden-en-noun-6ZetIHVe Disambiguation of Animals: 67 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'animal that carries or pulls a load': 79 21
  2. (by extension) Any domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans, such as a herding dog or trained falcon. Tags: broadly Translations (domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans): بَهِيمَة (bahīma) [feminine] (Arabic), دَابَّة (dābba) (Arabic), 馴養動物 (Chinese Mandarin), 驯养动物 (xùnyǎng dòngwù) (Chinese Mandarin), juhtaeläin (Finnish), juhta (Finnish), Arbeitstier [neuter] (German), animale addestrato (Italian), حیوان (hayvan) (Ottoman Turkish), animal adiestrado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-beast_of_burden-en-noun-YoUrKny1 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans': 12 88

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          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
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          "word": "dráttardýr"
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          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
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          "word": "vinnudýr"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "giumento"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "animale da soma"
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "alt": "だじゅう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "dajū",
          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
          "word": "駄獣"
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "alt": "ださいじゅう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "dasaijū",
          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
          "word": "駄載獣"
        },
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "dewar"
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "la",
          "english": "pulling carts",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
          "word": "iumentum"
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "la",
          "english": "pulling plows",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
          "word": "armentum"
        },
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "tovarno životno",
          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "товарно животно"
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "lastedyr"
        },
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
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          "word": "trekkdyr"
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "kløvdyr"
        },
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          "code": "nn",
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          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "lastedyr"
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          "code": "roa-opt",
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          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
          "word": "azemela"
        },
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "hayvan",
          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
          "word": "حیوان"
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          "_dis1": "79 21",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
          "word": "چهارپا"
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          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
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          "word": "zwierzę juczne"
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          "code": "zlw-opl",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "klusię"
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          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "animal de carga"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
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          "word": "animal cargueiro"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "azémola"
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          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
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          "word": "animal de povară"
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            "neuter"
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          "word": "вью́чное живо́тное"
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          "word": "sumeri"
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          "word": "bestia de carga"
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          "word": "ök"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vʺjúčna tvarýna",
          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "в'ю́чна твари́на"
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          "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
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          "sense": "domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans",
          "word": "馴養動物"
        },
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "xùnyǎng dòngwù",
          "sense": "domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans",
          "word": "驯养动物"
        },
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          "word": "juhtaeläin"
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
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          "sense": "domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans",
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          "sense": "domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
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          "sense": "domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans",
          "word": "animale addestrato"
        },
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          "sense": "domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans",
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      "roman": "grast",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "գրաստ"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "animal de càrrega"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "馱畜"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tuóchù",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "驮畜"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "soumar"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "arbejdsdyr"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lastdier"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "ŝarĝbesto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "juhta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "kantojuhta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "kuormajuhta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bête de somme"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "animal de trait"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bête de charge"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "besta de carga"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Saumtier"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Lasttier"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Lastkamel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Saumkamel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Packesel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Tragtier"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Zugtier"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Arbeitstier"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypozýgio",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "υποζύγιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hupozúgion",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ὑποζύγιον"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "málhás állat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "teherhordó állat"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "carrying loads",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "burðardýr"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "english": "pulling loads",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dráttardýr"
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      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vinnudýr"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "giumento"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "animale da soma"
    },
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      "alt": "だじゅう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dajū",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "駄獣"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ださいじゅう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dasaijū",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "駄載獣"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dewar"
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    {
      "code": "la",
      "english": "pulling carts",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "iumentum"
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    {
      "code": "la",
      "english": "pulling plows",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "armentum"
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    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "tovarno životno",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "товарно животно"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lastedyr"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "trekkdyr"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kløvdyr"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lastedyr"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "trekkdyr"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "kløvdyr"
    },
    {
      "code": "roa-opt",
      "lang": "Old Galician-Portuguese",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "azemela"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "hayvan",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "حیوان"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "چهارپا"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zwierzę juczne"
    },
    {
      "code": "zlw-opl",
      "lang": "Old Polish",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "klusię"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "animal de carga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "animal cargueiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "azémola"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ],
      "word": "azêmola"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "animal de povară"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vʹjúčnoje živótnoje",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "вью́чное живо́тное"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "sumeri"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "sumaro"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bestia de carga"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "animal de carga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lastdjur"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dragdjur"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ök"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vʺjúčna tvarýna",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "в'ю́чна твари́на"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "english": "generic",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "lodotanim"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "english": "ass",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "lodotacuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "english": "mule",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "lodotamulud"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "(hinny) lodotahinud"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "english": "horse",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "lodotajevod"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "english": "bovine",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "lodotabub"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "english": "ox",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "lodotahobub"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "animal that carries or pulls a load",
      "word": "anifail pwn"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "bahīma",
      "sense": "domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "بَهِيمَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "dābba",
      "sense": "domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans",
      "word": "دَابَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans",
      "word": "馴養動物"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xùnyǎng dòngwù",
      "sense": "domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans",
      "word": "驯养动物"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans",
      "word": "juhtaeläin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans",
      "word": "juhta"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Arbeitstier"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans",
      "word": "animale addestrato"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "hayvan",
      "sense": "domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans",
      "word": "حیوان"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans",
      "word": "animal adiestrado"
    }
  ],
  "word": "beast of burden"
}

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