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Origin and Etymology of tump
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tump
verb
Definition of tump
intransitive verb
chiefly Southern : to tip or turn over especially accidentally —usually used with over sooner or later everybody tumps over. Nothing to worry about if you don't get caught under the canoe — Don Kennard
transitive verb
chiefly Southern : to cause to tip over : overturn, upset —usually used with over
Origin and Etymology of tump
perhaps akin to British dialect tumpoke to fall head over heels
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