incumber
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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He would incumber his men with as few rations and as little luggage as possible, bearing in mind that the safety of his command depended on his expedition.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 by Various
I shall not incumber this narrative with literal extracts from these proceedings, but give the substance of what I find there, with such illustration as I have been able to glean from other sources.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860 by Various
He knew that a war party setting out to steal ponies would never incumber themselves in that manner.
From White Otter by Gregor, Elmer Russell
It is my destiny to make sacrifices; of course, if my son chooses to incumber himself with a miserable thing like that, he need not ask his mother.
From The Old Homestead by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
My fearful countenance, the clouds so doth incumber That oftentimes for dread thereof, the very earth doth quake.
From "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays by Rhys, Ernest
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