What does "'cumber" mean?

Alternative form of cumber (“cucumber”).

What is a synonym for "'cumber"?

Common synonyms include: encumber, add, bale, burden, cargo, charge.

'cumber

noun

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Noun

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Alternative form of cumber (“cucumber”). alt-of, alternative
"A nephew invites Lee and myself to look round his farm: cucumbers, pumpkins and ganja all planted in the steep flinty side of a fire-blackened hill. We return as the sun is setting, Lee having arranged to collect some 'cumbers to take back with him to Kingston."

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encumber add bale burden cargo charge

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"A nephew invites Lee and myself to look round his farm: cucumbers, pumpkins and ganja all planted in the steep flinty side of a fire-blackened hill. We return as the sun is setting, Lee having arranged to collect some 'cumbers to take back with him to Kingston."

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