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rump

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The rump or croup , in the external morphology of an animal, is the portion of the posterior dorsum that is posterior to the loins and anterior to the tail . Anatomically , the rump corresponds to the sacrum . The tailhead or dock is the beginning of the ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The hindquarters of an animal 2 A cut of meat from the rump of an animal. 3 The buttocks. 4 remnant, as in ''rump parliament''.

Usage examples of rump.

The afterbirth dangled from her rump like a cluster of grape Popsicles.

French Style Roast Beaf 3 lb Boneless chuck or 1 tsp salt rolled rump roast 1 tsp thyme 6 whole cloves 5 peppercorns 1 bay leaf 1 lg clove, garlic 4 c water 4 med.

He was coming out of the byre directing a heifer by prodding its rump with a sharp stick, and he became still as he stared at her while the animal galloped away to the end of the yard.

He smiled warmly, just happy to have her with him again, relishing every ridge of the cicatrice design that flowed down her back and up over the hills of her rump.

Big Betsy looked back at him, over her shoulder, coyly wriggling her rump.

Tightening my arms about her, I pressed my cock against her dimpled rump, gently grinding against her cushiony ass.

Suddenly he rose, delivered a kick of some force on the astounded rump of Dopey, seized the shovel and hurled its contents into the furnace before the dog had time to recover from his surprise and indignation.

Then he bestowed upon the rump of Dopey one of the most venomous kicks ever received by a dog.

Imbri sent, her dreamlet showing the monster yelping as he got toasted on the rump by a burning brand.

He kept turning his head back to the valley floor, and Per pulled his head around, kicked him, urged him on, whacked his rump with the butt of his lance, set on taking his own prisoner, a man Gobby would have let escape.

Pwyll thrust his spear and struck Grudlwyn Gorr in the middle of the boss of his shield so that it split in half, and Grudlwyn Gorr tumbled the length of his arm and spear over the rump of his horse to the ground, a deep wound in his chest.

He had come to believe, partly from practice, partly from theory, that twenty blows with a baton on the rump are not dishonoring.

Gerron, becoming a corporal, had obtained no idea of any kind of sorrow other than that coming from the blows of a baton on the rump .

If Gerron caused trouble to the spirit of a man of honor, he thought that this spirit, like his own, had only a rump, and that any trouble he caused would pass likewise.

Panniers mounted on its rump and shoulders hek tent felts, ropes and poles, and the many other items required foi raising camp.