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First published 1941 (SND Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1871
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CHUMPER, n. (See quot.)Sh. 1871 R. Cowie Shetland 133:
The majority have their feet encased in sabots, “clogs” or “chumpers” of wood, whose shape very much resembles their ships in miniature.
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