pack animaln.

Brit.

/ˈpak ˌanᵻml/, U.S.

/ˈpæk ˌænəm(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pack n.¹, animal n.

Etymology: < pack n.¹ + animal n. With sense 1 compare earlier packhorse n.

1. An animal used for carrying a pack or packs.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > domestic animal > [noun] > work animals > beast of burden

widgeeOE

beastc1300

jument1382

aver?a1513

sumpter1526

sumpture1567

beast of carriage1586

beast of burden1740

sumpter1821

pack animal1846

shavetail1846

baggage-animal1852

baggager1859

pack1866

packer1875

1846 R. B. Sage Scenes Rocky Mts. xxxiii. 289 Bidding them adieu, with my lead pack-animal returned to the mountains.

1893 A. Bierce Can Such Things Be? 136 The gulch was at one time pretty thoroughly prospected by miners, who must have had some means of getting in with at least pack animals carrying tools and supplies.

1963 R. D. Symons Many Trails vii. 77 Lash ropes were tightened till the pack animals grunted.

1998 Classic Cars Apr. 96/1 A Zobo is a Tibetan pack animal of indeterminate sex halfway between a bull and a cow.

2. An animal that lives and hunts in a pack. Also in extended use.

ΚΠ

1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 Aug. c14/2 Dogs are pack animals and they treat members of the family as members of their pack.

1989 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 4 Sept. 15 That's the way we are, creatures of self-interest, pack animals easily led and jealous of our prejudices.

1997 R. Bennett Catastrophist (1999) 139 The dog is neotenic in that over thousands of years we have bred it from a wild pack animal into something more at home in your yard.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pack animal
释义	pack animaln. Brit. /ˈpak ˌanᵻml/, U.S. /ˈpæk ˌænəm(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pack n.¹, animal n. Etymology: < pack n.¹ + animal n. With sense 1 compare earlier packhorse n. 1. An animal used for carrying a pack or packs. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > domestic animal > [noun] > work animals > beast of burden widgeeOE beastc1300 jument1382 aver?a1513 sumpter1526 sumpture1567 beast of carriage1586 beast of burden1740 sumpter1821 pack animal1846 shavetail1846 baggage-animal1852 baggager1859 pack1866 packer1875 1846 R. B. Sage Scenes Rocky Mts. xxxiii. 289 Bidding them adieu, with my lead pack-animal returned to the mountains. 1893 A. Bierce Can Such Things Be? 136 The gulch was at one time pretty thoroughly prospected by miners, who must have had some means of getting in with at least pack animals carrying tools and supplies. 1963 R. D. Symons Many Trails vii. 77 Lash ropes were tightened till the pack animals grunted. 1998 Classic Cars Apr. 96/1 A Zobo is a Tibetan pack animal of indeterminate sex halfway between a bull and a cow. 2. An animal that lives and hunts in a pack. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1980 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 20 Aug. c14/2 Dogs are pack animals and they treat members of the family as members of their pack. 1989 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 4 Sept. 15 That's the way we are, creatures of self-interest, pack animals easily led and jealous of our prejudices. 1997 R. Bennett Catastrophist (1999) 139 The dog is neotenic in that over thousands of years we have bred it from a wild pack animal into something more at home in your yard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1846
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