释义 |
ˈcumber-ground [cumber v. 8.] A thing or (esp.) person that uselessly cumbers the ground; a useless or unprofitable occupant of a position. (See Luke xiii. 7.)
1657M. Lawrence Use & Practice of Faith 143 Meer cumber-grounds. 1720Thoresby Diary II. 304 An useless unprofitable cumber-ground. 1821Clare Vill. Minstr. II. 82 Where all the cumber-grounds of life resort. |