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Definition of Callithumpian
1. Adjective. Of or relating to a callithump.
Definition of Callithumpian
1. a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a callithump.
Definition of Callithumpian
1. Adjective. (American English) Of, relating to, or resembling a callithump. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Callithumpian
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Callithumpian
Literary usage of Callithumpian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American History and Encyclopedia of Music by Janet M. Green, Josephine Thrall (1908)
"... steam whistles toned to the notes of the scale and played by keys arranged
like those of a pipe organ. callithumpian Boisterous, riotous, ..."
2. The Atlantic Monthly by Making of America Project (1865)
"There was never a tutor's windows to be broken in, or a callithumpian frolic, (which
were in vogue in those days,) but Maverick bore a hand in both ..."
3. English Pageantry: An Historical Outline by Robert Withington (1920)
"... i July (" Dominion Day ") with " callithumpian " processions,2 which are
parades of " horribles " with a trade-element added.3 In many Canadian towns, ..."
4. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1841)
"The Chipps have got back to the metropolis. « That capital fellow, Jo Annis, has
taken the theatre at Buffalo. Success to him. * The callithumpian*) are ut ..."
5. ... Pageantry and Dramatics in Religious Education by William V. Meredith (1921)
"... or, forgetting her dignity, she may act as drum major for a "callithumpian
procession" or a circus parade; or, remembering past history, she may, ..."
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