MUMP
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Mump (?), v. i. [Akin to mumble; cf. D. mompen to cheat; perh. orig., to whine like a beggar, D. mompelen to mumble. See Mumble, Mum, and cf. Mumps.] 1. To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness.
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He mumps, and lovers, and hangs the lip.
Taylor, 1630.
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2. To talk imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly; to chatter unintelligibly.
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3. To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.
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And then when mumping with a sore leg, . . . canting and whining.
Burke.
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4. To be sullen or sulky. [Prov. Eng.]
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Mump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mumped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mumping.] 1. To utter imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly.
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Old men who mump their passion.
Goldsmith.
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2. To work over with the mouth; to mumble; as, to mump food.
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3. To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.
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