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TUMP
Etymology 1
Noun
tump (plural tumps)
(British, rare) A mound or hillock.
• R. D. Blackmore
Verb
tump (third-person singular simple present tumps, present participle tumping, simple past and past participle tumped)
(transitive) To form a mass of earth or a hillock around.
Etymology 2
Verb
tump (third-person singular simple present tumps, present participle tumping, simple past and past participle tumped)
(transitive, Southern US) to bump, knock (usually used with "over", possibly a combination of "tip" and "dump")
(intransitive, Southern US) To fall over.
(US, dialect) To draw or drag, as a deer or other animal after it has been killed.
Etymology 3
Noun
tump (plural tumps)
(uncommon) A tumpline.
Source: Wiktionary
Tump, n. Etym: [W. twmp, twm, a round mass or heap, a hillock.]
Definition: A little hillock; a knoll. Ainsworth.
Tump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tumped; p. pr. & vb. n. Tumping.]
1. To form a mass of earth or a hillock about; as, to tump teasel.
2. To draw or drag, as a deer or other animal after it has been killed. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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