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mump

1[muhmp, moomp] British Dialect
–verb (used with object)
1. to mumble; mutter.
–verb (used without object)
2. to sulk; mope.
3. to grimace.

Origin:
1580–90; imit., appar. akin to mum 1 ; cf. D mompen to mumble, G mimpfeln to mumble while eating, Icel mumpa to take into the mouth, eat greedily

mump

2[muhmp, moomp] British Dialect
–verb (used with object)
1. to cheat.
–verb (used without object)
2. to beg.

Origin:
1645–55; < D mompen (obs.)
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