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noun the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
a cut of beef from this part of the animal, behind the loin and above the round.
the buttocks.
the last part, especially that which is unimportant or inferior: a rump of territory.
the remnant of a legislature, council, etc., after a majority of the members have resigned or been expelled.
the Rump, English History . Rump Parliament.
SEE MORE SEE LESS adjective constituting a subsidiary or small group or the remnant of a once larger organization:Our local Shakespeare Club will hold a rump meeting at the Elizabethan Drama Teachers' convention.
Origin of rump 1375–1425; late Middle English rumpe <Scandinavian; compare Danish, Norwegian, Swedish rumpe rump, tail; cognate with German Rumpf body, trunk
OTHER WORDS FROM rump rumpless, adjective Words nearby rump rummer, rummy, rumor, rumormonger, rumour, rump , Rumpelstiltskin, rumpf, rumple, rumply, rumpo
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It has a rump pattern all to itself and is therefore readily detected in flight.
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Immature: Resembles adult, but lighter and more rufous in color; wings and rump paler, wings edged with rufous buff.
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But the "Rump " had enjoyed its two years of power, and had no wish to disperse.
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Dove drew his chair close up to Rump and put his arm around his neck and kissed him.
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British Dictionary definitions for rump noun the hindquarters of a mammal, not including the legs
the rear part of a bird's back, nearest to the tail
a person's buttocks
Also called: rump steak a cut of beef from behind the loin and above the round
an inferior remnant
Derived forms of rump rumpless , adjective Word Origin for rump C15: from Scandinavian; compare Danish rumpe , Icelandic rumpr , German Rumpf trunk of the body
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