incumbrance

Example Sentences

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The aquatic soldiers may be seen towing along shells of the most disproportionate size; but their relatives, who travel over the hills by moonlight, know that all unnecessary incumbrance of weight should be avoided.

From Rambles of a Naturalist by Godman, John D.

The increasing weight of the incumbrance but typified the growing heaviness of his heart.

From Woven with the Ship A Novel of 1865 by Brady, Cyrus Townsend

Though a book collector is not necessarily a book reader, he will have to be absolute master of his works of reference, or he will find every volume on his shelf a useless incumbrance.

From Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs by Slater, J. Herbert (John Herbert)

Although the house was free of incumbrance, yet there was no money with which to pay taxes, or to pay the household expenses, even if they lived on a more moderate scale.

From The Dorrance Domain by Wells, Carolyn

Three cars back from the tender the coupling-pin was drawn out, as the load of passenger-cars would only have been an incumbrance.

From Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. by Pittenger, William