tump
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.
Origin of tump
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How to use tump in a sentence
The land here is more elevated and less marshy, though somewhat impaired by tumps (of Carex cspitosa).
Lachesis Lapponica | Carl von LinnCould not meadows be freed from their wart-like tumps by burning?
Lachesis Lapponica | Carl von LinnWe do not like to be too positive about præ-historic tumps, but this certainly looks very like153 one.
Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine | Edward A. FreemanBut nothing would move Susan to give Tumps up so long as he cared to remain; and Tumps cared.
The Book of Susan | Lee Wilson DoddI trust the new housekeeper I obtained for you is reasonably efficient, and that Tumps is not proving too great a burden.
The Book of Susan | Lee Wilson Dodd
British Dictionary definitions for tump
/ (tʌmp) /
Western English dialect a small mound or clump
Origin of tump
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