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rump

The origin and history of rump.

Etymology

From Old Norse rumpr, "rump," related to Middle Low German words for the trunk or bulk of a body; the political sense comes from England's Rump Parliament of 1648.

Origin: Old Norse · First attested 1648

Class of 1648

rump first entered the language around 1648.

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