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Meaning of cumberground | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˈkʌm.bə.ɡɹaʊnd

Definitions

Any totally worthless object or person; something that is just in the way.

obsolete

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Cumbering Cumberlady Cumberland Cumberland County Cumberland disease Cumberland pie

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