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noun

a mule, donkey, burro, or horse bred for vigor and hardiness and used for carrying heavy loads.

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Origin of pack animal

First recorded in 1840–50

Words nearby pack animal

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How to use pack animal in a sentence

If off-leash dogs are permitted, you should still keep a leash handy for when you pass other hikers and pack animals.
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He then provides some insight into his psyche - complete with Animal House reference.
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Although the NFL party animal loves flaunting his washboard abs, he seems more fratboy than Fabio.
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This is acting in every sense of the word—bringing an unevolved animal to life and making it utterly believable.
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“Change can be exciting,” Cuomo says to Richards as he helps her pack up her office.
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While some stray from the fold, most stay with the same pack their entire lives.
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In pursuing his alchemical researches, he discovered Prussian blue, and the animal oil which bears his name.
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Both animal and man seemed to be dozing, but they woke into activity when the sahib approached.
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A girl was moved to pity by a picture of a lamb caught in a thicket, and tried to lift the branch that lay across the animal.
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The impulse to study appearances appears to reach far down in animal life.
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Sometimes the animal was caught in a trap which was nothing less than a hut of logs with a single entrance.
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British Dictionary definitions for pack animal

pack animal

noun

an animal, such as a donkey, used to transport goods, equipment, etc

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