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rump

  [ruhmp] ,
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–noun
1. the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
2. a cut of beef from this part of the animal, behind the loin and above the round.
3. the buttocks.
4. the last part, esp. that which is unimportant or inferior: a rump of territory.
5. the remnant of a legislature, council, etc., after a majority of the members have resigned or been expelled.
6. the Rump, English History. Rump Parliament.
–adjective
7. constituting a subsidiary or small group or the remnant of a once larger organization: Our local Shakespeare Club will hold a rump meeting at the Elizabethan Drama Teachers' convention.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME rumpe < Scand; cf. Dan, Norw, Sw rumpe rump, tail; c. G Rumpf body, trunk

Related forms:
rumpless, adjective
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rump   (rŭmp)   
n.  

  1. The fleshy hindquarters of an animal.

  2. A cut of beef or veal from the rump.

  3. The buttocks.

  4. The part of a bird's back nearest the tail.

  5. The last or inferior part.

  6. A legislature having only a small part of its original membership and therefore being unrepresentative or lacking in authority.


[Middle English rumpe, of Scandinavian origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
rump

  1. n.
    the hindquarters; the buttocks; the posterior. : He fell on his rump.
  2. tv.
    to flog someone on the buttocks. : I'm going to get rumped when my dad gets home.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

rump 
"hind-quarters, buttocks of an animal," c.1440, from a Scand. source (cf. Dan., Norw. rumpe, Swed. rumpa), cognate with M.Du. romp, Ger. Rumpf "trunk, torso." Sense of "small remnant" derives from "tail" and is first recorded 1649 in ref. to the Eng. Rump Parliament (December 1648-April 1653).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

Rump

The name given to the group of investors refusing to tender their shares into a corporate action, such as a merger or acquisition.

Investopedia Commentary

Should the quantity of rump shares be large enough, a corporate action may be stalled or halted.

See also: Acquisition, Corporate Action, Merger, Tender, Tender Offer

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: rump
Pronunciation: 'r&mp
Function: noun
1 : the upper rounded part of the hindquarters of a quadruped mammal
2 : the seat of the body : BUTTOCKS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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