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Word: Mump
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century (in an earlier sense). Origin uncertain: perhaps alteration of lump, or perhaps a specific use of the singular form corresponding to mumps
Definition:
A block of peat; a spade's depth in digging turf.
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