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Definition of Rumples
1. rumple [v] - See also: rumple
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rumples
Literary usage of Rumples
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Nassau Literary Magazine by Francis Scott Fitzgerald (1890)
"Soon I was a-pickin' rumples fer all I was worth, an' a-reck'nin' how much we
ought'er get fer 'em in the winter when they was dry, an' not a-thinkin' o' ..."
2. A Dictionary of the English Language: Abridged from the American Dictionary by Noah Webster, John Walker (1850)
"Freed from rumples. UN-RUM'-PLE, u. I. To free from rumples. UN-SAD'-DEN, t>. t.
To dispel sadness. UN-SAD'-DLE, t>. (. To take a saddle from. ..."
3. The Harp of Caledonia by Joan Struteers (1821)
"... Your clans they can front it an' flank it, An' wadna own Geordie ava, Yet
they'll hazard their necks and their rumples, To chase the invaders awa. ..."
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