tump·line (t mp l n )n. A strap slung across the forehead or the chest to support a load carried on the back. [tump (alteration of mattump, of Southern New England Algonquian origin) + line.] |
tumpline [ˈtʌmpˌlaɪn]
n
(in the US and Canada, esp formerly) a leather or cloth band strung across the forehead or chest and attached to a pack or load in order to support it Also called tump
[from tump, of Algonquian origin + line1; compare Abnaki mádǔmbi pack strap]
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