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\Definition of tump
(Entry 1 of 2)
tump
verbtumped; tumping; tumps
Definition of tump (Entry 2 of 2)
chiefly Southern : to tip or turn over especially accidentally
—usually used with oversooner or later everybody tumps over. Nothing to worry about if you don't get caught under the canoe— Don Kennard
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The first known use of tump was in 1589
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