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Webster 1913 Edition
Rump
Rump
,Noun.
[OE.
rumpe
; akin to D. romp
trunk, body, LG. rump
, G. rumpf
, Dan. rumpe
rump, Icel. rumpr
, Sw. rumpa
rump, tail.] 1.
The end of the backbone of an animal, with the parts adjacent; the buttock or buttocks.
2.
Among butchers, the piece of beef between the sirloin and the aitchbone piece. See Illust. of
Beef
. 3.
Fig.:
The hind or tail end; a fag-end; a remnant.
Rump Parliament
, or
The Rump
(Eng. Hist.)
, the remnant of the Long Parliament after the expulsion by
Cromwell
in 1648 of those who opposed his purposes. It was dissolved by Cromwell
in 1653, but twice revived for brief sessions, ending finally in 1659.The
– Rump
abolished the House of Lords
, the army abolished the Rump
, and by this army of saints Cromwell
governed. Swift.
Rump steak
, a beefsteak from the rump.
Goldsmith.
Webster 1828 Edition
Rump
RUMP
, n.1.
The end of the back bone of an animal with the parts adjacent. Among the Jews, the rump was esteemed the most delicate part of the animal.2.
The buttocks.