15 October 2018

tump

[tuhmp]

noun, British Dialect.

1. a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
2. a clump of grass, shrubs, or trees, especially rising from a swamp or bog.
3. a heap or stack, as a haystack.

Origin of tump

1580-1590 First recorded in 1580-90; of obscure origin

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Examples from the Web for tump

Historical Examples

Another man was crossing the court, crates of chickens on his tump line.
When the Owl Cries
Paul Bartlett

With the tump line one can carry goods of most any bulk and shape.
Touring Afoot
Claude Powell Fordyce

Today’s quote

I am a woman who enjoys herself very much; sometimes I lose, sometimes I win.

– Mata Hari

On this day

15 October 1917 – death of Mata Hari, (born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle), Dutch dancer, courtesan and spy. She was charged with espionage and executed by firing squad in France, after being accused of spying for Germany during World War I. Born 7 August 1876.

15 October 1970 – A 120 metre span of Melbourne’s then-under-construction West Gate Bridge collapses into the Yarra River, killing 35 workers. A Royal Commission identified a number of issues that contributed to the collapse, including structural design and method of construction.