"albatrosses" in the noun sense
1. albatross, millstone
figurative) something that hinders or handicaps
"she was an albatross around his neck"
2. albatross, mollymawk
large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings noted for powerful gliding flight
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