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chumping

British  
/ ˈtʃʌmpɪŋ /

noun

  1. dialect collecting wood for bonfires on Guy Fawkes Day

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of chumping

from chump 1 (sense 2)

Example Sentences

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Or, press his teeth to hear chumping sounds.

From Washington Times Dec. 17, 2014

But when he remembered how the jailer never complained of prisoners of the limits chumping ofer the posts, if so they chumped back again in a moment, the trouble went out of his mind.

From Old Man Savarin and Other Stories by Thomson, Edward William

I likes to pass, an’ nod to un as he sits on the lew side o’ the wall in his white coat, chumping his thoughts between his gums.”

From Children of the Mist by Phillpotts, Eden

Coleman, in his excitement, felt, more than he saw, glossy horse flanks, green-clothed men chumping in their saddles, banging sabres and canteens, and carbines slanted in line.

From Active Service by Crane, Stephen

Instantly all were chumping almonds, and the icy atmosphere thawed into summer.

From The Jolliest School of All by Brazil, Angela

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