tump

[ tuhmp ]

/ tʌmp /

noun British Dialect.

a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.

a clump of grass, shrubs, or trees, especially rising from a swamp or bog.

a heap or stack, as a haystack.

Nearby words

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Origin of tump

First recorded in 1580–90; of obscure origin

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Examples from the Web for tump

I'll have Tump Pack come around and pay you my subscription, Peter.
Birthright|T.S. Stribling
I heared Tump got into a lil trouble wid de jailer las' night.
Birthright|T.S. Stribling
The tump line or head strap is the one to use if the pack amounts to much above thirty pounds.
Touring Afoot|Claude Powell Fordyce
Axes, guns and extra paddles may be thrust under the thongs of the tump line, or carried in the hand.
Packing and Portaging|Dillon Wallace

Tump marked a sentence in the guaranty of the deed with a rusty forefinger and looked up at Peter in mixed triumph and accusation.
Birthright|T.S. Stribling

British Dictionary definitions for tump

tump

/ (tʌmp) /

noun

Western English dialect a small mound or clump

Word Origin for tump

C16: of unknown origin

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