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cumber [ˈkʌmbə] vb (tr) 1. to obstruct or hinder 2. Obsolete to inconvenience n
a hindrance or burden [probably from Old French combrer to impede, prevent, from combre barrier; see encumber] cumberer n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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Thee look'st as if thee know'dst no more o' care an' cumber nor when thee wast a babby a-lyin' awake i' th' cradle. It shall not cumber thy steps, as thou treadest along the forest-path: neither shalt thou freight the ship with it, if thou prefer to cross the sea. from your dreaming In violet bowers, To duty beseeming These star-litten hours - And shake from your tresses Encumber'd with dew The breath of those kisses That cumber them too -(O |
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