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Webster 1913 Edition


Chump

Chump

(chŭmp)
,
Noun.
[Cf. Icel.
kumbr
a chopping, E.
chop
.]
1.
A short, thick, heavy piece of wood.
Morton.
Chump end
,
the thick end;
as, the
chump end
of a joint of meat
.
Dickens.

Webster 1828 Edition


Chump

CHUMP

,
Noun.
A short, thick, heavy piece of wood, less than a block.