Definition for RUMP

RUMP, n. [G. rumpf; Sw. rumpa; Dan. rumpe or rompe.]

  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. Encyc.
  2. The buttocks. Hudibras.

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