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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GUMP, n.¹ The rump, esp. of a horse or other animal (Cai.³ 1931; Ork. 1955). Also attrib. [gʌmp]Ork. 1880 Dennison Sketch-Bk. 34:
[Brockie] fetched Paetie a mester fiend o' a keik right under the gump been.Ork. 1922 in J. Firth Reminisc. 158:
Rex thee gump an' aet the stump.Ork.¹ 1950:
He set the peerie boy on the horse's gump.