bumper

bumper is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

  1. 1.A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer. [Cant]
  2. 2.That which bumps or causes a bump.
  3. 3.Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock; a buffer.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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