MUMMYCHOG
Mum"my*chog, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Mummichog.
MUMP
Mump, v. i. Etym: [Akin to mumble; cf. D. mompen to cheat; perh.
orig., to whine like a beggar, D. mompelen to mumble. See Mumble,
Mum, and cf. Mumps.]
1. To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness. He mumps, and lovers, and hangs the lip. Taylor, 1630.
2. To talk imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly; to chatter unintelligibly.
3. To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar. And then when mumping with a sore leg, … canting and whining. Burke.
4. To be sullen or sulky. [Prov. Eng.]
MUMP
Mump, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mumped; p. pr. & vb. n. Mumping.]
1. To utter imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly. Old men who mump their passion. Goldsmith.
2. To work over with the mouth; to mumble; as, to mump food.