Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Plumper"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Plump \Plump\ (pl[u^]mp), a. [Compar. {Plumper} (-[~e]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)
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]
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