rumplessadj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌmpləs/, U.S.

/ˈrəmpləs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rump n.¹, -less suffix.

Etymology: < rump n.¹ + -less suffix. Compare Swedish rumplös having no tail (Old Swedish rumpolös).

Having no rump; having no tail; esp. (of poultry) lacking both coccyx and tail.In quot. 1611: (of a horse or its saddle) lacking the strap under the rump (cf. crupper n. 1, 2a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [adjective] > relating to the rump > having no rump

rumpless1611

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Escroupionné, rumplesse; whose crupper is broken.

1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 79 [Passer] Indicus..Sine Uropygio, Rumpless.

1746 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Satires ii. viii. 114 Then saw we blackbirds with o'er-roasted breast, Laid on the board, and ringdoves rumpless dress'd!

1783 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds II. ii. 705 Rumpless Cock. This odd variety..wants even the rudiment of a tail.

1850 Fraser's Mag. 41 656 Those who delight in oddities know how to secure a breed of rumpless fowls and tailless cats.

1885 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 646/1 Rumpless fowls are those in which the coccygeal vertebræ are absent; there is consequently no tail.

1945 Jrnl. Exper. Zool. 98 65 The injection of solutions of certain chemicals into unincubated chicken eggs led to the appearance of increased numbers of rumpless embryos and chicks.

1998 T. C. Boyle Riven Rock 436 Giovannella filled out her satin gown in a way no rumpless flapper could ever have.

Derivatives

ˈrumplessness n. the state or condition of being without a rump.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [noun] > rump > being without a rump

rumplessness1906

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > back > buttock(s) > [noun] > state of having no

rumplessness1906

1906 C. B. Davenport Inheritance Poultry 61 Rumplessness may be found in any race.

1945 Jrnl. Exper. Zool. 98 67 Insulin produced a high degree of rumplessness.

1971 N.Z. Med. Jrnl. 73 340 (heading) Lumbo-sacral agenesis or rumplessness [in humans].

2000 T. Schettler et al. Generations at Risk iv. 105 The investigator exposed chicken embryos to xylene and found many deformities. About half of the deformities included ‘rumplessness’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rumpless
释义	rumplessadj. Brit. /ˈrʌmpləs/, U.S. /ˈrəmpləs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rump n.¹, -less suffix. Etymology: < rump n.¹ + -less suffix. Compare Swedish rumplös having no tail (Old Swedish rumpolös). Having no rump; having no tail; esp. (of poultry) lacking both coccyx and tail.In quot. 1611: (of a horse or its saddle) lacking the strap under the rump (cf. crupper n. 1, 2a). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [adjective] > relating to the rump > having no rump rumpless1611 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Escroupionné, rumplesse; whose crupper is broken. 1668 W. Charleton Onomasticon Zoicon 79 [Passer] Indicus..Sine Uropygio, Rumpless. 1746 P. Francis & W. Dunkin tr. Horace Satires ii. viii. 114 Then saw we blackbirds with o'er-roasted breast, Laid on the board, and ringdoves rumpless dress'd! 1783 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds II. ii. 705 Rumpless Cock. This odd variety..wants even the rudiment of a tail. 1850 Fraser's Mag. 41 656 Those who delight in oddities know how to secure a breed of rumpless fowls and tailless cats. 1885 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 646/1 Rumpless fowls are those in which the coccygeal vertebræ are absent; there is consequently no tail. 1945 Jrnl. Exper. Zool. 98 65 The injection of solutions of certain chemicals into unincubated chicken eggs led to the appearance of increased numbers of rumpless embryos and chicks. 1998 T. C. Boyle Riven Rock 436 Giovannella filled out her satin gown in a way no rumpless flapper could ever have. Derivatives ˈrumplessness n. the state or condition of being without a rump. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [noun] > rump > being without a rump rumplessness1906 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > trunk > back > buttock(s) > [noun] > state of having no rumplessness1906 1906 C. B. Davenport Inheritance Poultry 61 Rumplessness may be found in any race. 1945 Jrnl. Exper. Zool. 98 67 Insulin produced a high degree of rumplessness. 1971 N.Z. Med. Jrnl. 73 340 (heading) Lumbo-sacral agenesis or rumplessness [in humans]. 2000 T. Schettler et al. Generations at Risk iv. 105 The investigator exposed chicken embryos to xylene and found many deformities. About half of the deformities included ‘rumplessness’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1611
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