Hypertext Webster Gateway: "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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bumper
adj : extraordinarily abundant; "a bumper crop"
n : a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of
vehicle absorb shock and prevent damage
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