单词 | tumpline |
释义 | tumpline[ tuhmp-lahyn ] / ˈtʌmpˌlaɪn / nouna strap or sling passed around the chest or forehead to help support a pack carried on a person's back. Origin of tumpline1790–1800; tump (earlier mattump,metomp<Southern New England Algonquian <proto-Eastern Algonquian *mat- empty root appearing in names of manufactured objects + *-a·pəy string) + line1 Words nearby tumplinetumor stage, tumor suppressor gene, tumor virus, tumour, tump, tumpline, Tums, tumular, tumulose, tumulous, tumult Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tumpline
British Dictionary definitions for tumplinetumpline / (ˈtʌmpˌlaɪn) / noun(in the US and Canada, esp formerly) a leather or cloth band strung across the forehead or chest and attached to a pack or load in order to support itAlso called: tump Word Origin for tumplineC19: from tump, of Algonquian origin + line 1; compare Abnaki mádǔmbi pack strap Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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