Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for RUMP
RUMP, n. [G. rumpf; Sw. rumpa; Dan. rumpe or rompe.]
- 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.
- The buttocks. Hudibras.
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