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That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an encumbrance,
restraint, or impediment, of any kind. |
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A weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or an
animal to hinder motion. |
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A shoe, or sandal, intended to protect the feet from wet, or
to increase the apparent stature, and having, therefore, a very thick
sole. Cf. Chopine. |
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To encumber or load, especially with something that
impedes motion; to hamper. |
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To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke
up; as, to clog a tube or a channel. |
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To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex. |
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To become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with
extraneous matter. |
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To coalesce or adhere; to unite in a mass. |
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