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Definitions of load the dice words

noun load the dice anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons. 1
noun load the dice the quantity that can be or usually is carried at one time, as in a cart. 1
noun load the dice this quantity taken as a unit of measure or weight or a discrete quantity (usually used in combination): carload; wagonload. 1
noun load the dice the quantity borne or sustained by something; burden: a tree weighed down by its load of fruit. 1
noun load the dice the weight supported by a structure or part. 1
noun load the dice the amount of work assigned to or to be done by a person, team, department, machine, or mechanical system: a reasonable load of work. 1

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English lode (noun); orig. the same word as lode (Old English lād way, course, carrying); senses influenced by lade

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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