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thump-cushion

thump-cushion noun: a boisterous, impassioned preacher.

Noun

thump-cushion (plural thump-cushions)

  1. (obsolete) A boisterous, impassioned preacher.
    • And yet, should the wind chop about, / And thy mouth cease this damn'd squally weather, / Let us send for old Thump-cushion out, / And swing in a hammock together.1812, John Wolcot, “Sea Courtship”, in The Works of Peter Pindar, Esq., volume 4, page 117
    • Rub-a-dub-dub, / The knight of the tub, Evangelical Thump-cushion hight, / Has too long had his way, / And, I'm sorry to say, / Put your orthodox phalanx to flight.1844, Peter Placet, The String of Beads for Romanisers, page 51

Forms of thump-cushion

pluralthump-cushions

Origin of thump-cushion

From thump + cushion.

Questions about thump-cushion

What does thump-cushion mean?
Thump-cushion means a boisterous, impassioned preacher.
What part of speech is thump-cushion?
Thump-cushion is a noun.
What is the plural of thump-cushion?
The plural of thump-cushion is thump-cushions.

Words near thump-cushion in the dictionary

  1. Thummas
  2. thumoi
  3. thumos
  4. thumotic
  5. thump
  6. thump-cushion
  7. thump-cushions
  8. thump-thump
  9. thump-thumps
  10. thumped
  11. thumper

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