Cumberground
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkʌm.bə.ɡɹaʊnd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cumberground is a noun meaning (obsolete) Any totally worthless object or person; something that is just in the way.
Meaning
(obsolete) Any totally worthless object or person; something that is just in the way.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- cumbergrounds
- cumber-ground
- cumber ground
Synonyms for cumberground
Depending on context, synonyms include cumberworld.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cumberworld, cumber-world, cumberer, cumbucket, crumb, crumbum.
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