DUMPLE

Etymology

Verb

dumple (third-person singular simple present dumples, present participle dumpling, simple past and past participle dumpled)

(transitive) To make dumpy; to fold, or bend, as one part over another.

Anagrams

• lumped, plumed

Source: Wiktionary


Dum"ple, v. t. Etym: [See Dumpling.]

Definition: To make dumpy; to fold, or bend, as one part over another. [R.] He was a little man, dumpled up together. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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