Burden and Draft

Burden

Burden noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.

Usage example: the early settlers often used horses to carry their burdens

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Draft and burden are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Draft" instead the word "Burden" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: burdened, burdensome, burdening

Draft noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.

Usage example: the draft of an average-sized oil tanker

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Burden and draft are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Burden" instead the word "Draft" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: drafted, drafting, draftee, drafter, draftsman

old	old burden	old draft
actual	actual burden	actual draft
great	great burden	great draft
serious	serious burden	serious draft
Other adjectives: main, military, sudden, biggest.

Though none of the horses and ponies◊ in the shows are ridden (as they are all brought up to be draft animals and beasts of burden), the cast often points out how crucial it is to not neglect the daily care for them.

Source: Series / BBC Historical Farm Series

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