What is to cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar. And then when mumping with a sore leg, ... canting and whining. Burke called?
mump — To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar. And then when mumping with a sore leg, ... canting and whining. Burke. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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