chumping
/ (ˈtʃʌmpɪŋ) /
noun
Yorkshire dialect collecting wood for bonfires on Guy Fawkes Day
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Word Origin for chumping
from chump 1 (sense 2)
Words nearby chumping
chuman, Chumash, chummy, chump, chump change, chumping, chum salmon, Chunchon, chunder, chunderous, Chun Doo Hwan
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Example sentences from the Web for chumping
Instantly all were chumping almonds, and the icy atmosphere thawed into summer.
The Jolliest School of All|Angela BrazilIss it chumping up und schlogging an officer on der head mitout notice?
In Pawn|Ellis Parker ButlerYou mighdt haf got your prains knocked oudt by chumping indo der car—und all pecause der prown feller vanted to blay shpook!
Motor Matt's Clue|Stanley R. Matthews