SCRUMP

Etymology

Noun

scrump (plural scrumps)

(dialectal) Anything small or undersized.

(dialectal, by extension) A withered, shrivelled, or undergrown person.

(dialectal) A small apple.

Verb

scrump (third-person singular simple present scrumps, present participle scrumping, simple past and past participle scrumped)

(dialectal) To gather windfalls or small apples left on trees.

To steal fruit, especially apples, from a garden or orchard.

(dialectal) To pinch, stint; to beat down in price.

Anagrams

• crumps

Source: Wiktionary



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