lumber with

phrasal verb

lumbered with; lumbering with; lumbers with
British, informal
: to cause (someone) to have (something unwanted or unpleasant)
His classmates lumbered him with an unfortunate nickname.
often used as (be) lumbered with
He's been lumbered with an unfortunate nickname.

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“Lumber with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lumber%20with. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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