"lazy man's load" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lazy man's loads [plural], lazy men's loads [plural]
Etymology: A lazy person might try to reduce the number of trips back and forth by carrying more each time. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|lazy men's loads}} lazy man's load (plural lazy man's loads or lazy men's loads)
  1. A heavy and potentially harmful or unmanageable load that should be split into two smaller loads.
    Sense id: en-lazy_man's_load-en-noun-VoT58mFi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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