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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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