Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Chump"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Chump \Chump\, n. [Cf. Icel. kumbr a chopping, E. chop.]
A short, thick, heavy piece of wood. --Morton.

{Chump end}, the thick end; as, the chump end of a joint of
meat. --Dickens.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

chump
n : a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of [syn:
{fool}, {gull}, {mark}, {patsy}, {fall guy}, {sucker}, {schlemiel},
{shlemiel}, {soft touch}, {mug}]


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