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burden baskets

burden baskets is the plural of burden basket.

Meaning of burden basket

Noun

burden basket (plural burden baskets)

  1. A basket fitted with a strap or straps to allow it to be carried on the back with the carrier's arms free.
    • A cedar-root burden basket of her own weaving was slung across the woman's back, steadied by a woven pack strap worn across the chest. Women of some tribes wore the strap across their foreheads, pushing their heads forward against the burden's weight.1942, Emily Carr, “East and West”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    carrying basket

Questions about burden baskets

What is burden baskets the plural of?
Burden baskets is the plural of burden basket.

Words near burden baskets in the dictionary

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  3. Burdell
  4. burden
  5. burden basket
  6. burden baskets
  7. burden of persuasion
  8. burden of production
  9. burden of proof
  10. burdened
  11. burdenedness

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