Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - beast
Beast
beast
n. 1 an animal other than a human being, esp. a wild quadruped. 2 a a brutal person. b colloq. an objectionable or unpleasant person or thing (he's a beast for not inviting her; a beast of a problem). 3 (prec. by the) a human being's brutish or uncivilized characteristics (saw the beast in him). Phrases and idioms beast of burden an animal, e.g. an ox, used for carrying loads. beast of prey see PREY. Etymology: ME f. OF beste f. Rmc besta f. L bestia
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noun Etymology: Middle English beste, from Anglo-French, from Latin bestia Date: 13th century 1. a four-footed mammal as distinguished from a human being, a lower vertebrate, and an invertebrate, a lower animal as distinguished from a human being, an animal as distinguished from a plant, an animal under human control, a contemptible person, something formidably difficult to control or deal with ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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