Both Uses of
encumber
in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- And how unnecessary it has been for you to toil along on foot, and encumber yourself with this heavy load!†
Chpt 2 *
- He was arriving like a ghost, and the sound of his own footsteps was almost an encumbrance to be got rid of.†
Chpt 5encumbrance = something that hinders
Definitions:
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(1)
(encumber) hinder (make more difficult, or less valuable, hold back, or weigh down)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus