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Definition of Sumph
1. n. A dunce; a blockhead.
Definition of Sumph
1. Noun. (Scotland) A dunce; a blockhead. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sumph
1. a bog [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sumph
Literary usage of Sumph
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Practical Tunnelling: Explaining in Detail the Setting Out of the Works by Frederick Walter Simms (1844)
"But, finding it impossible so to do, this operation was preceded by sinking a
sumph, about six feet square, at the middle of the bottom of the shaft, ..."