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Definition of: cumber
(kum′bər) v.t.
1. To hinder by or as by a weight or burden; obstruct.
2. To weigh down; oppress; perplex.
3. Obs. To overwhelm; prostrate; destroy. See synonyms under LOAD.
—noun Obs.
1. Perplexity; distress.
2. An encumbrance. [Cf. OF encombrer hinder]
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