3. To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.
MUMPER
Mump"er, n.
Defn: A beggar; a begging impostor.
Deceived by the tales of a Lincoln's Inn mumper. Macaulay.
MUMPISH
Mump"ish, a.
Defn: Sullen, sulky.
— Mump"ish*ly, adv.
— Mump"ish*ness, n.
MUMPS
Mumps, n. Etym: [Prov. E. mump to be sulky. Cf. Mump, Mumble, and
Mum.]
1. pl.
Defn: Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks. Skinner.
2. Etym: [Prob. so called from the patient's appearance.] (Med.)
Defn: A specific infectious febrile disorder characterized by a nonsuppurative inflammation of the parotid glands; epidemic or infectious parotitis.