rump
(rŭmp)n.1. The fleshy hindquarters of an animal.
2. A cut of beef or veal from the rump.
3. The buttocks.
4. The part of a bird's back nearest the tail.
5. The last or inferior part.
6. A legislature having only a small part of its original membership and therefore being unrepresentative or lacking in authority.
[Middle English rumpe, of Scandinavian origin.]
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rump
(rʌmp) n1. (Zoology) the hindquarters of a mammal, not including the legs
2. (Zoology) the rear part of a bird's back, nearest to the tail
3. (Anatomy) a person's buttocks
4. (Cookery) Also called: rump steak a cut of beef from behind the loin and above the round
5. an inferior remnant
[C15: from Scandinavian; compare Danish rumpe, Icelandic rumpr, German Rumpf trunk of the body]
ˈrumpless adj
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rump
(rʌmp)
n. 1. the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral of a bird.
2. a cut of beef from this part of the animal, behind the loin and above the round.
3. the buttocks.
4. the remnant of a legislature, council, etc., after a majority of the members have resigned or been expelled.
[1375–1425; rumpe < Scandinavian; compare Dan, Norwegian, Swedish rumpe rump, tail]
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Rump
1648–60 The English Parliament after it was purged of members unacceptable to the army.
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