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What is a beast of burden?

What is a beast of burden? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A draught animal that carries or pulls heavy loads, such as a donkey, mule, llama, camel or ox.
  2. (by extension) Any domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans, such as a herding dog or trained falcon.
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A horse is more than just a beast of burden, and if you look at it just as an animal you'll get killed in battle.
The llama was domesticated as a beast of burden, while the alpaca was kept for its wool, and the guinea-pig for meat.
As a beast of burden the yak can keep a foothold on even the steepest path and it can be ridden.
He sighed and walked to his grand grey steed and began to untie his valiant beast of burden.
Sometimes the patibulum was attached to a wagon so that the humiliated slave would be forced to behave like a beast of burden.
So Dalit parents are complicit in selling their children, especially a girl child, because the girl child is a beast of burden.

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