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n. [OE. burden, burthen, birthen, birden, AS. byren; akin to Icel. byri, Dan. byrde, Sw. brda, G. brde, OHG. burdi, Goth. barei, fr. the root of E. bear, AS. beran, Goth. bairan. 92. See 1st Bear.]1. That which is borne or carried; a load. ()
Plants with goodly burden bowing. (Shak.)
2. That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive. ()
Deaf, giddy, helpless, left alone, To all my friends a burden grown. (Swift.)
3. The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden. ()
4. (Mining) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin. ()
5. (Metal.) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace. (Raymond.)
6. A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of gad steel, 120 pounds. ()
7. A birth. (Shak.)
Beast of burden, an animal employed in carrying burdens. -- Burden of proof [L. onus probandi] (Law), the duty of proving a particular position in a court of law, a failure in the performance of which duty calls for judgment against the party on whom the duty is imposed. ()
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v. t. 1. To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load. ()
I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened. (2 Cor. viii. 13.)
2. To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload; as, to burden a nation with taxes. ()
My burdened heart would break. (Shak.)
3. To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable). ()
It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell. (Coleridge.)
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n. [OE. burdoun the bass in music, F. bourdon; cf. LL. burdo drone, a long organ pipe, a staff, a mule. Prob. of imitative origin. Cf. Bourdon.]1. The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence: That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon; the main topic; as, the burden of a prayer. ()
I would sing my song without a burden. (Shak.)
2. The drone of a bagpipe. (Ruddiman.)
n. [See Burdon.] A club. (Spenser.)


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