rump
12 synonyms for rump, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The hindquarters or buttocks of an animal or person.
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rump steak
rump parliament
rump of a herd
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.
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