rump

[ ruhmp ]
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noun
  1. the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.

  2. a cut of beef from this part of the animal, behind the loin and above the round.

  1. the buttocks.

  2. the last part, especially that which is unimportant or inferior: a rump of territory.

  3. the remnant of a legislature, council, etc., after a majority of the members have resigned or been expelled.

  4. the Rump, English History. Rump Parliament.

adjective
  1. constituting a subsidiary or small group or the remnant of a once larger organization: Our local Shakespeare Club will hold a rump meeting at the Elizabethan Drama Teachers' convention.

Origin of rump

1
1375–1425; late Middle English rumpe<Scandinavian; compare Danish, Norwegian, Swedish rumpe rump, tail; cognate with German Rumpf body, trunk

Other words from rump

  • rumpless, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for rump

rump

/ (rʌmp) /


noun
  1. the hindquarters of a mammal, not including the legs

  2. the rear part of a bird's back, nearest to the tail

  1. a person's buttocks

  2. Also called: rump steak a cut of beef from behind the loin and above the round

  3. an inferior remnant

Origin of rump

1
C15: from Scandinavian; compare Danish rumpe, Icelandic rumpr, German Rumpf trunk of the body

Derived forms of rump

  • rumpless, adjective

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