- pack-burro
- Bentley: 1909. A donkey for carrying goods and supplies.
Cowboy Talk. A Dictionary of Spanish Terms. Robert N. Smead. 2013.
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Pack burro racing — is a sport indigenous to the State of Colorado which is deeply rooted in the state s mining heritage. In the early days of the mining industry in Colorado, miners would take burros, which is the Spanish word for donkey, through the mountains of… … Wikipedia
burro — [bʉr′ō, boor′ō] n. pl. burros [Sp < burrico < LL burricus, small horse] a donkey, esp. one used as a pack animal in the SW U.S … English World dictionary
pack animal — noun an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loads • Syn: ↑sumpter • Hypernyms: ↑beast of burden, ↑jument • Hyponyms: ↑packhorse * * * noun, pl ⋯ mals [count] : an animal … Useful english dictionary
pack horse — n beast of burden, pack animal; workhorse, dobbin, plow horse, draft horse, Archaic. sumpter, Clydesdale, Percheron, Belgian; donkey, mule, ass, jackass, burro; nag, Sl. crowbait, jade, Sl. plug, Sl. scrag … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
burro — noun (plural burros) Etymology: Spanish, irregular from borrico, from Late Latin burricus small horse Date: 1800 donkey; especially a small one used as a pack animal … New Collegiate Dictionary
burro — /berr oh, boor oh, bur oh/, n., pl. burros. 1. a small donkey, esp. one used as a pack animal in the southwestern U.S. 2. any donkey. [1790 1800; < Sp < Pg, back formation from burrico ass < VL *burriccus for LL burricus pony] * * * … Universalium
pack animal — a mule, donkey, burro, or horse bred for vigor and hardiness and used for carrying heavy loads. [1840 50] * * * … Universalium
burro — (BOO roh) [Mexican Spanish] A small donkey used in Mexico and the southwestern United States as a pack animal … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
burro — [ bʊrəʊ] noun (plural burros) chiefly US a small donkey used as a pack animal. Origin C19: from Sp … English new terms dictionary
burro — bur•ro [[t]ˈbɜr oʊ, ˈbʊər oʊ, ˈbʌr oʊ[/t]] n. pl. ros 1) mam a small donkey, esp. one used as a pack animal 2) mam any donkey • Etymology: 1790–1800; < Sp < Pg, back formation from burrico ass < VL *burriccus for LL burrīcus pony … From formal English to slang
burro — /ˈbʌroʊ / (say buroh), /ˈbʊroʊ / (say booroh) noun (plural burros) 1. a pack donkey. 2. any donkey. {Spanish, from burrico small horse, from Latin burricus} …
