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Rareburthen
The correct spelling is burthen.
How to pronounce burthen
noun
Say it like: Bur-the-n
The correct spelling is burthen. A heavy load. For example: "a ship of a hundred tons burden"
Usage Examples
“a ship of a hundred tons burden”
“A burden of gad steel is 120 pounds.”
“to burden a nation with taxes”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A heavy load.
- 2.A responsibility, onus.
- 3.A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
- 4.The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
- 5.The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
verb
- 1.To encumber with a literal or figurative burden.
- 2.To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
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