'rumpless
World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | the hindquarters of a mammal, not including the legs |
| 2. | the rear part of a bird's back, nearest to the tail |
| 3. | a person's buttocks |
| 4. | Also called: rump steak a cut of beef from behind the loin and above the round |
| 5. | an inferior remnant |
| [C15: from Scandinavian; compare Danish rumpe, Icelandic rumpr, German Rumpf trunk of the body] | |
| 'rumpless | |
| —adj | |
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'rumpless
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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