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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : duhmp |
| Phonetic Transcription : dʌmp |
Definition of dumper
Origin :- early 14c., "throw down or fall with force," perhaps from a Scandinavian source (cf. Danish dumpe, Norwegian dumpa "to fall suddenly"). The sense of "unload en masse" is first recorded in American English 1784. That of "discard, abandon" is from 1919. Related: Dumped; dumping. Dump truck is from 1930.
- As in unburden : adj get rid of
- As soon as a car was dumped, the dumper would call out "clear," whereupon the motor-man would shove his train forward.
- Extract from : « The Iron Boys in the Mines » by James R. Mears
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