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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Plump \Plump\ (pl[ucr]mp), a. [Compar. {Plumper} (-[etil]r); superl. {Plumpest}.] [OE. plomp rude, clumsy; akin to D. plomp, G., Dan., & Sw. plump; probably of imitative origin. Cf. {Plump}, adv.] Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks. --Shak. The god of wine did his plump clusters bring. --T. Carew. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Plumper \Plump"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks. 2. (English Elections) A vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote. 3. A voter who plumps his vote. [Eng.] 4. A downright, unqualified lie. [Colloq. or Low] | |
