mump

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

MUMP, verb transitive 1. To nibble; to bite quick; to chew with continued motion; as a mumping squirrel. 2. To talk loud and quick. 3. To go begging. 4. To deceive; to cheat.
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