Definition of burden

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Burden (n.) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.

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Unfraught :: Unfraught (a.) Not fraught; not burdened.
Encumbrance :: Encumbrance (n.) That which encumbers; a burden which impedes action, or renders it difficult and laborious; a clog; an impediment. See Incumbrance..
Pack :: Pack (n.) A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack; hence, a multitude; a burden..
Taskmaster :: Taskmaster (n.) One who imposes a task, or burdens another with labor; one whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer..
Beast :: Beast (n.) Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a beast of burden..
Burdening :: Burdening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Burde.
Tax :: Tax (n.) A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government.
Burdenous :: Burdenous (a.) Burdensome.
Deonerate :: Deonerate (v. t.) To unload; to disburden.
Overburden :: Overburden (v. t.) To load with too great weight or too much care, etc..
Bourdon :: Bourdon (n.) A drone bass, as in a bagpipe, or a hurdy-gurdy. See Burden (of a song.).
Burden :: Burden (n.) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace..
Levigate :: Levigate (a.) Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated.
Chargeous :: Chargeous (a.) Burdensome.
Chargeant :: Chargeant (a.) Burdensome; troublesome.
Disburden :: Disburden (v. t.) To rid of a burden; to free from a load borne or from something oppressive; to unload; to disencumber; to relieve.
Shift :: Shift (v. t.) To change the place of; to move or remove from one place to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to another; to shift the blame..
Wase :: Wase (n.) A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head..
Overburden :: Overburden (n.) The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry.
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) The act of discharging; the act of relieving of a charge or load; removal of a load or burden; unloading; as, the discharge of a ship; discharge of a cargo..
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