mump

mump
mump1
/mump, moomp/, Brit. Dial.
v.t.
1. to mumble; mutter.
v.i.
2. to sulk; mope.
3. to grimace.
[1580-90; imit., appar. akin to MUM1; cf. D mompen to mumble, G mimpfeln to mumble while eating, Icel mumpa to take into the mouth, eat greedily]
mump2
/mump, moomp/, Brit. Dial.
v.t.
1. to cheat.
v.i.
2. to beg.
[1645-55; < D mompen (obs.)]

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