gumps
- plural of gump.
Example Sentences
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He had no sooner felt the pull at the line than he began to laugh and "pshaw! pshaw!" and said that all in that party were gumps and geese, except himself and Luke.
From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated by Various
Oh! what a bunch of gumps we were to leave her that way, to run to a fire.”
From The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat by Allen, Quincy
Do suthin', some o' ye," he snarled, "'stid o' standin' round like gumps!
From The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day by Stark, Harriet
"What gumps girls are when you take them out-of-doors!"
From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. V, August, 1878, No 10. Scribner's Illustrated by Various
"There's a good many born gumps not so far from here as her house," interjected Phinney.
From The Depot Master by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
