All 4 Uses
encumber
in
The Aeneid
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- Pain'd with his wound, and useless for the fight, The father sought to save himself by flight: Incumber'd, slow he dragg'd the spear along, Which pierc'd his thigh, and in his buckler hung.†
Book 10
- Down comes the rider headlong from his height: His horse came after with unwieldy weight, And, flound'ring forward, pitching on his head, His lord's incumber'd shoulder overlaid.†
Book 10 *
- They cuff, they scratch, they cross his airy course; Nor can th' incumber'd bird sustain their force; But vex'd, not vanquish'd, drops the pond'rous prey, And, lighten'd of his burthen, wings his way.†
Book 12
- Deep in the root, whether by fate, or chance, Or erring haste, the Trojan drove his lance; Then stoop'd, and tugg'd with force immense, to free Th' incumber'd spear from the tenacious tree; That, whom his fainting limbs pursued in vain, His flying weapon might from far attain.†
Book 12
Definitions:
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(1)
(encumber) hinder (make more difficult, or less valuable, hold back, or weigh down)In real estate/business/law, to encumber is to specifically burden with a legal claim, e.g., a home might be encumbered with a mortgage.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)