Both Uses
cumbersome
in
The Great Fire
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- While this system sounds very cumbersome to us, back in 1871 it was considered quite speedy and efficient.†
p. 29.4 *
- Two men hauled the cumbersome canvas hose as close to the flames as possible and aimed a stream of water at the burning building.†
p. 33.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(cumbersome) difficult to handle or awkward
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)