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Hump

Hump (hump)
n.(?)
Hump
[Cf. D. homp a lump, LG. hump heap, hill, stump, possibly akin to E. heap. Cf. Hunch.]
  1. A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a crooked back.
  2. A fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal, as a camel or whale.

Hump

Hump (hump)
v. t.(?)
Hump
  1. To form into a hump] to make hump-shaped; to hunch; -- often with up.

    The cattle were very uncomfortable, standing humped up in the bushes. T. Roosvelt.

  2. To put or carry on the (humped) back; to shoulder; hence, to carry, in general.
    [Slang, Australia]

    Having collected a sufficient quantity, we humped it out of the bush. C. L. Money.

  3. To bend or gather together for strenuous effort, as in running; to do or effect by such effort; to exert; -- usually reflexively or with it; as, you must hump yourself.
    [Slang, U. S.]

    A half dozen other negroes, some limping and all scared, were humping it across a meadow. McClure's Mag.













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