humpty
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humpty (ˈhʌmptɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| (Brit) a low padded seat; pouffe | |
| [C20: from humpty hunchbacked, perhaps influenced by Humpty Dumpty (nursery rhyme)] | |
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