— cumberer , n. — cumberment , n.
/kum"beuhr/ , v.t.
1. to hinder; hamper.
2. to overload; burden.
3. to inconvenience; trouble.
n.
4. a hindrance.
5. something that cumbers.
6. Archaic. embarrassment; trouble.
[ 1250-1300; ME cumbre (n.), cumbren (v.), aph. var. of acumbren to harass, defeat; see ENCUMBER ]