A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.
A phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad.
The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the charge of a blast furnace.
The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she will carry.
A responsibility, onus.
The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over the stream of tin.
A fixed quantity of certain commodities.
Theme, core idea.
The drone of a bagpipe.
The total amount of toxins, parasites, cancer cells, plaque or similar present in an organism.
A heavy load.
To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a burden (something heavy or objectionable).
To encumber with a literal or figurative burden.
A cause of such discomfort.
The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized to procure satisfaction.
Physical or emotional discomfort, suffering, or alarm, particularly of a more acute nature.
Serious danger.
A seizing of property without legal process to force payment of a debt.
An aversive state of stress to which a person cannot fully adapt.
To treat a new object to give it an appearance of age.
To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
To cause strain or anxiety to someone.