humpty

British  

/ ˈhʌmptɪ /

noun

1. a low padded seat; pouffe

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Etymology

Origin of humpty

C20: from humpty hunchbacked, perhaps influenced by Humpty Dumpty (nursery rhyme)

Example Sentences

In 1871 Lewis Carroll’s Humpty Dumpty told Alice: “When I use a word, it means whatever I choose it to mean.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s going to be extremely expensive to put Humpty Dumpty back together again once they wreck it.”

From Salon

A house on the site said to be the inspiration for the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme has been put up for sale.

From BBC

Humpty Dumpty is often depicted as an anthropomorphic egg that falls off a wall and breaks, with all the King's horses and men being unable to put him together again.

From BBC

Back in 1842, the now defunct Punch magazine alluded to Humpty Dumpty being based on Wolsey, who was once Henry VIII's chief adviser before being suspected of treason.

From BBC