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Definition of Bethump
1. v. t. To beat or thump soundly.
Definition of Bethump
1. Verb. (transitive) To thump soundly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bethump
1. to thump soundly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bethump
Literary usage of Bethump
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Phonographic Dictionary and Phrase Book by Benn Pitman, Jerome Bird Howard (1901)
"... bethump'ing betide' betime* betimes' beto'ken „ Betook' betray* betray'a!
b< Ы be cth"'da > % V •L (^. ..."
2. Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced by John Bartlett (1906)
"I was never so bethump'd with words Since I first call'd my brother's father dad.
Sc. 2* 1 Act iv. ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"To consider ; to call to one's recollection. BETHLEHEM, (beti'-lem) ns Generally
called BEDLAM, which see. To bethump, (be-i/ramp') ». a. To beat. ..."
4. Chivalry in English Literature: Chaucer, Malory, Spenser and Shakespeare by William Henry Schofield, . (1912)
"... natural son of Richard Coeur de Lyon, who, though a "babbler" himself,
felt "bethump'd with words" when Hubert de Burgh opened his "large mouth. ..."
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