What does "cumberground" mean?

Any totally worthless object or person; something that is just in the way.

What is a synonym for "cumberground"?

Common synonyms include: cumberworld, cumberworld.

How do you pronounce "cumberground"?

Pronounced //ˈkʌm.bɚ.ɡɹaʊnd//.

Cumberground

//ˈkʌm.bɚ.ɡɹaʊnd// noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Any totally worthless object or person; something that is just in the way. obsolete
"Give a man money, and he may sit down upon it and spend it, or live upon the interest which it will yield in idleness, a mere cumberground and drone, from whose life the world derives no benefit."

Synonyms

All synonyms

cumberworld cumberworld

Example

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"Give a man money, and he may sit down upon it and spend it, or live upon the interest which it will yield in idleness, a mere cumberground and drone, from whose life the world derives no benefit."

Etymology

From cumber + ground, in reference to the Bible, Luke 13:7.

Related phrases

in way

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