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scrump [skrʌmp]
vb
Dialect to steal (apples) from an orchard or garden
[dialect variant of scrimp]

scrump, scrumple - Scrump is something withered or shriveled or dried up, and a scrumple is a wrinkle or crease.
See also related terms for wrinkle.
Translations
scrump
vt applesstehlen


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In the book Ozzy recalls how, as children, he and his mates would get into mischief around Aston, including scrumping apples along Trinity Road and charging football fans to 'mind' their cars on match days - but sitting inside the vehicles and messing about if they were unlocked.
Councillor Chris Bedford said: "This wasn't scrumping, it was a commercial operation.
Alternatively, go on a scrumping trip for apples or adopt an apple tree or two, thereby ensuring a vast supply of apple crumble in the months to come.
 
 
 
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