scrumpn.

Brit.

/skrʌmp/, U.S.

/skrəmp/

Forms: 1800s– scrump; also Scottish (north-eastern) 1800s skrump, 1900s– scramph, 1900s– scrumf.

Origin: Of uncertain origin.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Apparently related to scrumple n. and scrumple v., and perhaps also to scrimp adj. and scrimp v., although the nature of any relationship is unclear. Compare later scrump v.With sense 2 perhaps compare Norwegian regional skrump crisp, hard meat. Compare also scruff n.¹; forms in sense 2 in -ph, -f probably reflect association with that word.

Now rare.

1. English regional (south midlands and southern). Something withered, shrivelled, or undersized; spec. a withered or small apple.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > apple > [noun] > bitter or withered apple

scrump1887

1840 C. S. M. Bury Hist. Flirt III. v. 169 Come now, you two old scrumps, suppose you sit an hour in the pump-room.

1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. 138 Scrump, a stunted, badly-grown apple.

1896 G. F. Northall Warwickshire Word-bk. 203 Scrumps, sb. pl. Apples.

1948 I. J. C. Brown No Idle Words 103 A scrump is in some places the apple itself.

2. English regional (south midlands and southern) and Scottish (north-eastern). Something hard, crisp, or dried up.In quot. 1966: a hard superficial layer, a crust.

ΚΠ

1866 W. Gregor Dial. Banffshire (Philol. Soc.) 164 Scrump, what is crisp; commonly used in the plural, and applied to bread.

1881 A. Parker Gloss. Words Oxfordshire (Suppl.) Scrump,..the rind of baked pork.

1886 Chambers's Jrnl. 8 May 289/2 A mouse is baked in the oven to a ‘scrump’, then pounded to powder.

1903 H. C. M. Barton in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1904) V. 291/2 [Hampshire] Hay that has been dried too rapidly so as to become brittle is said to be ‘all of a scrump’.

1966 in Sc. National Dict. (1971) VIII. 94/2 [Banffshire] I've seen them harra in the snaa tae brak the hard scrump tae lat it melt or they got the seed sawn.

1969 H. Orton & M. V. Barry Surv. Eng. Dial. II. i. 322 When the hot fat is drawn off (after rendering the pig's kidney-fat) what is left behind?.. [Gloucestershire] Scrumps.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

scrumpv.

Brit.

/skrʌmp/, U.S.

/skrəmp/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: scrump n.

Etymology: < scrump n. Compare earlier scrumping n.

British colloquial (originally English regional).

1. intransitive. To steal fruit, esp. apples, from an orchard or garden. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (intransitive)] > steal apples

scrump1887

1887 Cheshire Observer 28 May 2/1 Often as he passed the boughs dragging with..millions of luscious pears of immense proportions, has he broken (in intent only, of course, Rambler wouldn't ‘scrump’) the tenth commandment into small bits and fragments.

1945 B. Naughton in C. Madge Pilot Papers I. 101 They'd come scrumping..in Woolworths, or over at the market, or from the street stalls.

1959 Times 18 Nov. 14/7 A boy who has scrumped for apples and escaped with his hide.

2010 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 8 Dec. 25 My love affair with the apple tree..blossomed when I learned to scrump.

2. transitive. To steal (fruit, esp. apples) from an orchard or garden. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (transitive)] > steal apples

scrump1897

1897 Big Budget 7 Aug. 9/3 Scrumping apples, is it, and got a bit of the fence where it shouldn't be?

1912 J. Malham-Dembleby Orig. Tales & Ballads Yorks. Dial. 77 T' cowk 'n a gert greean apple 'e'd scrumped.

1966 ‘M. Torrie’ Heavy as Lead xiv. 169 Kids scrump apples, Sir G. scrumped rock garden plants.

2015 Derby Tel. (Nexis) 25 Oct. We could swing from lampposts, play in the roadway, scrump apples and pears.

Derivatives

ˈscrumped adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective] > stolen > of apples

scrumped1976

1976 A. Hill Summer's End vii. 98 Scrumped apples always taste better than bought ones.

2001 Evening Standard (Nexis) 6 Nov. 15 An autobiography..must be about more than a scrumped apple and the 10 shilling note stolen from a mother's handbag.

ˈscrumper n. a person who scrumps.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > of apples or fruit

orchard robber1747

orchard-breaker1815

scrumper1927

1927 Garden Life 12 Nov. 86/1 The [apple] tree..was when last heard of the favourite variety with scrumpers in the village.

1965 Observer 12 Sept. 1/5 (heading) Scrumpers warned.

2008 Independent 12 Jan. (Mag.) 41/2 It's been our only crop to date, as last summer we lost the whole lot to scrumpers or birds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scrump
释义	scrumpn. Brit. /skrʌmp/, U.S. /skrəmp/ Forms: 1800s– scrump; also Scottish (north-eastern) 1800s skrump, 1900s– scramph, 1900s– scrumf. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Apparently related to scrumple n. and scrumple v., and perhaps also to scrimp adj. and scrimp v., although the nature of any relationship is unclear. Compare later scrump v.With sense 2 perhaps compare Norwegian regional skrump crisp, hard meat. Compare also scruff n.¹; forms in sense 2 in -ph, -f probably reflect association with that word. Now rare. 1. English regional (south midlands and southern). Something withered, shrivelled, or undersized; spec. a withered or small apple. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > apple > [noun] > bitter or withered apple scrump1887 1840 C. S. M. Bury Hist. Flirt III. v. 169 Come now, you two old scrumps, suppose you sit an hour in the pump-room. 1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. 138 Scrump, a stunted, badly-grown apple. 1896 G. F. Northall Warwickshire Word-bk. 203 Scrumps, sb. pl. Apples. 1948 I. J. C. Brown No Idle Words 103 A scrump is in some places the apple itself. 2. English regional (south midlands and southern) and Scottish (north-eastern). Something hard, crisp, or dried up.In quot. 1966: a hard superficial layer, a crust. ΚΠ 1866 W. Gregor Dial. Banffshire (Philol. Soc.) 164 Scrump, what is crisp; commonly used in the plural, and applied to bread. 1881 A. Parker Gloss. Words Oxfordshire (Suppl.) Scrump,..the rind of baked pork. 1886 Chambers's Jrnl. 8 May 289/2 A mouse is baked in the oven to a ‘scrump’, then pounded to powder. 1903 H. C. M. Barton in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1904) V. 291/2 [Hampshire] Hay that has been dried too rapidly so as to become brittle is said to be ‘all of a scrump’. 1966 in Sc. National Dict. (1971) VIII. 94/2 [Banffshire] I've seen them harra in the snaa tae brak the hard scrump tae lat it melt or they got the seed sawn. 1969 H. Orton & M. V. Barry Surv. Eng. Dial. II. i. 322 When the hot fat is drawn off (after rendering the pig's kidney-fat) what is left behind?.. [Gloucestershire] Scrumps. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). scrumpv. Brit. /skrʌmp/, U.S. /skrəmp/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: scrump n. Etymology: < scrump n. Compare earlier scrumping n. British colloquial (originally English regional). 1. intransitive. To steal fruit, esp. apples, from an orchard or garden. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (intransitive)] > steal apples scrump1887 1887 Cheshire Observer 28 May 2/1 Often as he passed the boughs dragging with..millions of luscious pears of immense proportions, has he broken (in intent only, of course, Rambler wouldn't ‘scrump’) the tenth commandment into small bits and fragments. 1945 B. Naughton in C. Madge Pilot Papers I. 101 They'd come scrumping..in Woolworths, or over at the market, or from the street stalls. 1959 Times 18 Nov. 14/7 A boy who has scrumped for apples and escaped with his hide. 2010 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Nexis) 8 Dec. 25 My love affair with the apple tree..blossomed when I learned to scrump. 2. transitive. To steal (fruit, esp. apples) from an orchard or garden. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > steal [verb (transitive)] > steal apples scrump1897 1897 Big Budget 7 Aug. 9/3 Scrumping apples, is it, and got a bit of the fence where it shouldn't be? 1912 J. Malham-Dembleby Orig. Tales & Ballads Yorks. Dial. 77 T' cowk 'n a gert greean apple 'e'd scrumped. 1966 ‘M. Torrie’ Heavy as Lead xiv. 169 Kids scrump apples, Sir G. scrumped rock garden plants. 2015 Derby Tel. (Nexis) 25 Oct. We could swing from lampposts, play in the roadway, scrump apples and pears. Derivatives ˈscrumped adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > [adjective] > stolen > of apples scrumped1976 1976 A. Hill Summer's End vii. 98 Scrumped apples always taste better than bought ones. 2001 Evening Standard (Nexis) 6 Nov. 15 An autobiography..must be about more than a scrumped apple and the 10 shilling note stolen from a mother's handbag. ˈscrumper n. a person who scrumps. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > of apples or fruit orchard robber1747 orchard-breaker1815 scrumper1927 1927 Garden Life 12 Nov. 86/1 The [apple] tree..was when last heard of the favourite variety with scrumpers in the village. 1965 Observer 12 Sept. 1/5 (heading) Scrumpers warned. 2008 Independent 12 Jan. (Mag.) 41/2 It's been our only crop to date, as last summer we lost the whole lot to scrumpers or birds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840v.1887
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