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Antonyms for rump

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ruhmp
Phonetic Transcription : rʌmp


Definition of rump

Origin :
  • "hind-quarters, buttocks of an animal," mid-15c., from a Scandinavian source (cf. Danish, Norwegian rumpe, Swedish rumpa), from or corresponding to Middle Dutch romp, German Rumpf "trunk, torso." Sense of "small remnant" derives from "tail" and is first recorded 1640s in reference to the English Rump Parliament (December 1648-April 1653). As an adjective from c.1600.
  • noun bottom, posterior of animal or human
Example sentences :
  • Take a rump of beef, or about eight pounds of the brisket, and stew it till it is quite tender, in as much water as will cover it.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • When legs are set shake and carefully pull skin of rump into place.
  • Extract from : « Taxidermy » by Leon Luther Pray
  • Well hold it tight, your honour, for if it goes off it might kick me with its rump.
  • Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
  • The Miller brand, a plain Block, showed now and then upon the rump of some animal.
  • Extract from : « Rim o' the World » by B. M. Bower
  • Subrosa kicked at the trace and flipped it up so that it struck him smartly on the rump.
  • Extract from : « Rim o' the World » by B. M. Bower
  • It is known by its rounded horns and the patch of yellowish-white on the rump and tail.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • The middle of the loin is the next best, and the rump the next.
  • Extract from : « Cattle and Their Diseases » by Robert Jennings
  • You might heave your rump up half a foot, but for lashing out—oho!
  • Extract from : « At the Back of the North Wind » by George MacDonald
  • Take four or five pounds of the middle of the rump, the flank or the round.
  • Extract from : « The Community Cook Book » by Anonymous
  • Ye ride sae near the rump, ye'll let nane loup on ahint you.
  • Extract from : « The Proverbs of Scotland » by Alexander Hislop

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