Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burden basket

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: bur-den bas-ket
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A basket fitted with a strap or straps to allow it to be carried on the back with the carrier's arms free.

Example Sentences

"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."
"2007, Dennis Slifer, Kokopelli: The Magic, Mirth, and Mischief of an Ancient Symbol, Gibbs Smith, Chapter 3, p. 109, […] the hump on some figures' backs may sometimes represent a burden basket, which was employed throughout northern Mexico, and at Hopi was used along with a supporting forehead strap."

Inflected Forms

burden baskets (plural)

Synonyms

carrying basket

Questions

What does burden basket mean?: A basket fitted with a strap or straps to allow it to be carried on the back with the carrier's arms free.

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