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sumph

sumph noun: a dunce; a blockhead. Also the obsolete form of sump.

Noun

sumph (plural sumphs)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland) A dunce; a blockhead.
    • His daughter, that sumph that was Mistress Bruce, fair jumped as she heard the bang of the door [...].1933, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Cloud Howe (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 312

Also used as

sumph is also the obsolete form of sump.

Forms of sumph

pluralsumphs

Origin of sumph

Unknown.

Words formed from sumph

Questions about sumph

What does sumph mean?
Sumph means a dunce; a blockhead.
What part of speech is sumph?
Sumph is a noun.
What is the plural of sumph?
The plural of sumph is sumphs.

Words near sumph in the dictionary

  1. sump tank
  2. sump tanks
  3. sump up
  4. sumpah
  5. sumped
  6. sumph
  7. sumphish
  8. sumphishness
  9. sumphs
  10. sumpin
  11. sumpin'

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