DUMP, noun [G.] 1. A dull gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; sorrow; heaviness of heart. In doleful dumps. 2. Absence of mind; reverie. 3. A melancholy tune or air. [This is not an elegant word, and in America, I believe, is always used in the plural; as, the woman is in the dumps.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI