rump : Idioms & Phrases

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Rump Parliament, ∨ The Rump

  • (Eng. Hist.), the remnant of the Long Parliament after the expulsion by Cromwell in 1648 of those who opposed his purposes. It was dissolved by Cromwell in 1653, but twice revived for brief sessions, ending finally in 1659.
    The rump abolished the House of Lords, the army abolished the Rump, and by this army of saints Cromwell governed. Swift.
Webster 1913

rump roast

  • noun a cut of beef or veal from the fleshy hindquarters of the animal
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Rump steak

  • noun a steak cut from the rump
WordNet
  • a beefsteak from the rump. Goldsmith.
Webster 1913

rump-fed

Rump"-fed adjective
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  1. A Shakespearean word of uncertain meaning. Perhaps "fattened in the rump, pampered." "The rump-fed ronyon."
Webster 1913

Spot rump

  • (Zoöl.), the Hudsonian godwit (Limosa hæmastica).
Webster 1913