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What's The Definition Of Rump?
[n] the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human buttocks
[n] the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on [n] fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round Synonyms | Synonyms for Rump: arse | ass | backside | behind | bottom | bum | buns | butt | buttocks | can | croup | croupe | derriere | fanny | fundament | hind end | hindquarters | hindquarters | keister | nates | posterior | prat | rear | rear end | seat | stern | tail | tail end | tooshie | tush Related Terms | Find terms related to Rump: See Also | body | body part | body part | cut of beef | haunch | quadruped | rump roast | rump steak | torso | trunk Rump In Webster's Dictionary \Rump\, n. [OE. rumpe; akin to D. romp trunk, body, LG.
rump, G. rumpf, Dan. rumpe rump, Icel. rumpr, Sw. rumpa rump,
tail.]
1. The end of the backbone of an animal, with the parts
adjacent; the buttock or buttocks.
2. Among butchers, the piece of beef between the sirloin and
the aitchbone piece. See Illust. of {Beef}.
3. Fig.: The hind or tail end; a fag-end; a remnant.
{Rump Parliament}, or {The Rump} (Eng. Hist.), the remnant of
the Long Parliament after the expulsion by Cromwell in
1648 of those who opposed his purposes. It was dissolved
by Cromwell in 1653, but twice revived for brief sessions,
ending finally in 1659.
The Rump abolished the House of Lords, the army
abolished the Rump, and by this army of saints
Cromwell governed. --Swift.
{Rump steak}, a beefsteak from the rump. --Goldsmith.
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