mump
mump is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 6 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To talk imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly; to chatter unintelligibly.
- 2.To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar. And then when mumping with a sore leg, ... canting and whining. Burke.
- 3.To be sullen or sulky. [Prov. Eng.]
- 4.To utter imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly. Old men who mump their passion. Goldsmith.
- 5.To work over with the mouth; to mumble; as, to mump food.
- 6.To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is mump.
- What is to talk imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly; to chatter unintelligibly called?
- What is to cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar. And then when mumping with a sore leg, ... canting and whining. Burke called?
- What is to utter imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly. Old men who mump their passion. Goldsmith called?
- What is to work over with the mouth; to mumble; as, to mump food called?
- What is to deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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