Definition of Pack animal

1. Noun. An animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loads.

Exact synonyms: Sumpter
Generic synonyms: Beast Of Burden, Jument
Specialized synonyms: Packhorse

Definition of Pack animal

1. Noun. A domesticated animal used to carry heavy items. ¹

2. Noun. A wild animal that lives and hunts in packs ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pack Animal

pacifying
pacing
pacing catheter
pacings
pacinian
pacinian corpuscles
pacinitis
pacis
pack
pack-rat
pack-rats
pack-up
pack-up kit
pack-up kits
pack a punch
pack animal (current term)
pack animals
pack away
pack heat
pack horse
pack horses
pack ice
pack in
pack journalism
pack mentality
pack of cards
pack off
pack on
pack on pounds

Literary usage of Pack animal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Domesticated Animals: Their Relation to Man and to His Advancement in by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (1895)
"Domestication of the Horse.—How begun.—Use as a pack animal.—For War.—Peculiar Advantages of the Animal for Use of Men. ..."

2. Camping and Camp Outfits: A Manual of Instruction for Young and Old Sportsmen by George O. Shields (1889)
"The first thing necessary for packing is a pack- animal of some description. Whether it shall be a mule, burro, or horse, is a question which many must ..."

3. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1912)
"Only in very early times was it used in war, except as a pack animal (II Kings vii. 7, 10; but cf. ... In patriarchal tunes it was a pack animal (Gen. xiii. ..."

4. Combined Infantry and Cavalry Drill Regulations for Automatic Machine Rifle by United States War Dept, United States War Dept. General Staff (1917)
"In harnessing and unharnessing they work in pairs, one on each side of the pack animal. A quiet, well-trained animal is assigned to two recruits, ..."

5. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer: Comprising Ancient and Modern Military by Thomas Wilhelm (1881)
"n On account of the peculiar build of kM,!ilf he i« a superior pack-animal to the There are from 91 to 130 draught required for a ..."

6. Webster's Elementary-school Dictionary: Abridged from Webster's New by Noah Webster (1914)
"generally with off or away. pack animal. An animal used in carrying ... A saddle made for supporting the load on a pack animal. pack'thread' (-tared'), n. ..."

7. New Ideas for Out of Doors: The Field and Forest Handy Book by Daniel Carter Beard (1906)
"The next thing in order is to tell how to secure the dunnage on a pack animal's back. In the first place the pack animal should be blindfolded. ..."

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