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cumber

[kuhm-ber] / ˈkʌm bər /


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The Russians knew that the cumber some mass of Russian arms could not roll far beyond Russia's borders.

From Time Magazine Archive

"He's on pretty thin ice sometimes," says Jack Ford, 23, the ardent skier and mountain cumber.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fads and frills that now cumber our school curriculum make little appeal to a teacher of character, culture and vision.

From Time Magazine Archive

“I can carry thee right well, as the good friar did. The harp and the crutches we shall strap on so they will not cumber us.”

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli

He could swim tolerably well, and swung along comfortably enough over the smooth-backed swell, for his light clothing did not greatly cumber him.

From For Jacinta by Bindloss, Harold