Incumbrance

Word INCUMBRANCE
Character 11
Hyphenation in cum brance
Pronunciations N/A

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But where? without going to the Western Country, I am unable, as yet to decide; as the best, if not all the Land I have on the East side of the Aleghanies are under Leases, or some kind of incumbrance or another. ❋ Various (N/A)

If you have an ambition to do anything in the world, or to be anything more than a plodding character in the tide of human life, see to it that the man whom you are to marry is one who is competent to aid you in the attainment of noble and useful things, instead of being an "incumbrance" and a hinderance. ❋ Unknown (1877)

If she have children, the estate is considered to belong to them, while she is but an "incumbrance" upon it. ❋ Matilda Joslyn Gage (1863)

The costume of the East certainly does not exaggerate the fatal progress of time; if a figure becomes too portly, the flowing robe conceals the incumbrance which is aggravated by a western dress; he, too, who wears a turban has little dread of grey hairs; a grizzly beard indeed has few charms, but whether it were the lenity of time or the skill of his barber in those arts in which Asia is as experienced as Europe, the beard of the master of the divan became the rest of his appearance, and flowed to his waist in rich dark curls, lending additional dignity to a countenance of which the expression was at the same time grand and benignant. ❋ Benjamin Disraeli (1842)

I have there taken a small, genteel business — the profits of which will be no incumbrance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's not an incumbrance or anything, so it makes sense ... ❋ Unknown (2010)

If (sorry, when) Pakistan falls, it will allow the West (and India) a freer hand in tackling extreme Islamists without the incumbrance of a useless and venal 'ally'. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yet far from finding comfort in this addition to her family, Mrs Harrel proved to her nothing more than a trouble and an incumbrance; with no inherent resources, she was continually in search of occasional supplies; she fatigued Cecilia with wonder at the privacy of her life, and tormented her with proposals of parties and entertainments. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But the length of its course, even when thus reduced, is still a considerable difficulty, and a great incumbrance on the hypothesis. ❋ Unknown (2008)

When it comes to murder for gain, or murder to remove incumbrance, it is a prevalent crime. ❋ Unknown (2008)

‘Well,’ replied Miss Julia, reddening slightly, ‘in the lifetime of the poor old dear, the property had the incumbrance of your management; and all I will say of that, is, that I only wonder it didn’t die of consumption instead of its master. ❋ Unknown (2007)

For a day or two, then, the physician glories in his performance, and the patient who has been bandaged is well pleased, but speedily the patient complains of the incumbrance of the bandage, and the physician is satisfied, because he has had an opportunity of showing his skill in applying a complex bandage to the nose. ❋ Unknown (2007)

How could you help regarding as an incumbrance and a discredit to you an idle dragooning chap who was an incumbrance and a discredit to himself, excepting under discipline? ❋ Unknown (2007)

“— I should prefer the course which will the soonest relieve you of the incumbrance and remove her from her present position.” ❋ Unknown (2007)

As these schools are to be built on land belonging to the Dramatic College, there will be from the first no charge, no debt, no incumbrance of any kind under that important head. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Having left my keys at the Bend, I found my valise a useless incumbrance, rather annoying after a week of travelling. ❋ Unknown (2007)

He knew the hand, and held it long enough to press it to his lips, the only form which had ever occurred to him of expressing his gratitude to her without the incumbrance of clumsy words, a vehicle at the best of times but rudely suited to such delicate merchandise. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I. “Yes, monsieur; I must be no incumbrance to you — no burden in any way.” ❋ Unknown (2006)

He has been left with an incumbrance of forty thousand pounds debt, and annuities to the amount of thirteen hundred pounds a year. ❋ Unknown (2006)

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