English Dictionary: bumper' | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for bumper' | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bumper \Bum"per\, n. [A corruption of bumbard, bombard, a large drinking vessel.] 1. A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast. He frothed his bumpers to the brim. --Tennyson. 2. A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer. [Cant] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bumper \Bump"er\, n. 1. That which bumps or causes a bump. 2. Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock; a buffer. |