clumper
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (Newfoundland) Synonym of clumpet (“floating piece of sea ice”).Examples: "An' the glow was the light of our fire, which had come close t' my father's place; for—look you—my father's clumper was heavy an' slow t' move, an' the pans o' the floe, whipped t' racin' speed by the wind, was drivin' past, with the win'ward edge o' the ice overhaulin' that clumper all the while."; "All he wanted now was to rest a little; just to sit down awhile, behind a clumper, to stretch out his tormented legs, to lie back a few minutes."; "The worse thing I seen was when I tried to get another pan and I fell over a clumper. Only it warn't no clumper. 'Twas Reuben Crewe and his son, froze together, and the old fellow's arms tight around the lad, and the lad's head buried under his father's jacket."Synonyms: clumpetNewfoundland
2. (Australia) A horse that comes from a heavy breed, such as a part-Clydesdale.Examples: "One of two such brought in during my visit was an unbroken seven-year-old mare of the clumper breed."; "A bronco horse, well, you can generally just get one out of the mustering horses, long as he's got a bit of weight on him; a clumper sort of fella ."; "'Right,' said Mick, 'she might have just a touch of clumper, but I agree she's worth a look.'"Australia
verb (English)
1. (obsolete, intransitive) To form into clumps or masses.Examples: "Vapours […] clumper'd in balls of clouds."; "An' dere at evemen, I da goo, A-hoppèn auver ghiates an' bars, By twinklen light o' winter stars, When snow da clumper to my shoe;"; "[…] then let it cool, and put in the Camphire and four ounces of Venice turpentine drop by drop, lest it clumper, stirring it continually, then make it up into Rolls, and do with it to the pleasure of God , and health of man."intransitiveobsolete
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