Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lumping"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lump \Lump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Lumping}.]
1. To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without
distinction of particulars.
The expenses ought to be lumped together. --Ayliffe.
2. To take in the gross; to speak of collectively.
Not forgetting all others, . . . whom for brevity,
but out of no resentment you, I lump all together.
--Sterne.
3. To get along with as one can, although displeased; as, if
he does n't like it, he can lump it. [Law]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lumping \Lump"ing\, a.
Bulky; heavy. --Arbuthnot.
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