sumph

British  

/ sʌmf /

noun

1. a stupid person; simpleton

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Etymology

Origin of sumph

C18: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

“A few weeks, I suppose; because, as it lowers, we shall have to put down fresh machinery to reach it, and so on, right to the sumph at the bottom.”

From Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea by Hurst, Hal

They forget that a sumph may just as truly be said to border on a sage.

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by Wilson, John Lyde

I dare not tell them to make for the sumph, they might lose their way.

From Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea by Hurst, Hal

Masses of heavy snow melted by the rain fell at intervals from the steep roof, and struck the ground beneath with a low sumph like thunder.

From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I by Lever, Charles James

Nay, even the naked truth itself is seen clearly but by poetic eyes; and were a sumph all at once to become a poet, he would all at once be stark-staring mad.

From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by Wilson, John