incumbrance

Example Sentences

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A sardine tin, for example, has been opened, and it seems now to be only an incumbrance and of absolutely no value.

From Sidelights on Chinese Life by Macgowan, J. (John)

I assented to the lieutenant’s proposition, and in a few minutes more, the poop was cleared of the incumbrance.

From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael

Nothing short of a large sum of ready money, enough to clear off every mortgage and incumbrance at once, could enable this young fellow to save them.

From Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience by Lever, Charles James

There is, I think, nothing which I so much dread, as the thought of being an unprofitable Missionary, an incumbrance to the society and to the church.

From The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, 1835 by Various

The aquatic soldiers may be seen towing along shells of the most disproportionate size; but their relatives, who travel over the hills by moonlight, know that all unnecessary incumbrance of weight should be avoided.

From Rambles of a Naturalist by Godman, John D.