n. [ Probably of imitative origin; perhaps influenced by dump, v. t. ]
The distant forge's swinging thump profound. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
With heavy thump, a lifeless lump,
They dropped down, one by one. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
The watchman gave so great a thump at my door, that I awaked at the knock. Tatler. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
These bastard Bretons; whom our hathers
Have in their own land beaten, bobbed, and thumped. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy blow; to pound. [ 1913 Webster ]
A watchman at midnight thumps with his pole. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, thumps. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Heavy; large. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]