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callithumpian, a. and n. U.S. colloq.|ˌkælɪˈθʌmpɪən|
[? fanciful formation; but cf. E.D.D. Gallithumpians. 1. A society of social reformers. 2. Disturbers of order at Parliamentary elections.]
A. adj. Designating, pertaining to, or resembling, a band of discordant instruments.
B. n. A member of a callithumpian band.
1836Hill Yankee Stories 9 (Weingarten), He said it was the callathumpians..that always went round New Year to kick up a sort of jollification. c1845G. Furman in N.-Y. Hist. Soc. Q. Bull. (1939) XXIII. 16 A celebrated detachment of these Rioters has long assumed the name of the ‘Callithumpian Band’, and has been distinguished for being more noisy and uproarious than the others. Ibid. 17 It was impossible for the Callithumpians to effect any meeting. 1848Bartlett Dict. Amer. s.v., This party is called the Callithumpians or the Callithumpian Band. 1886Harper's Mag. July 213/2 The call [on the exchange] lasts ten or fifteen minutes, and occasionally has the accompaniment of callithumpian discord. 1946R. Blesh Shining Trumpets (1949) vii. 155 Then the swift notes poured out, a black, calithumpian music. |