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Rump

The term rump can mean

  • The buttocks or "backside" of the human body
  • the corresponding part of an animal, as in rump steak , a cut of meat
  • In politics, a remnant of a larger political grouping that continues to exist after the group has formally dissolved or been abolished. See, for example, Rump Parliament and rump state.
Last updated: 08-25-2005 16:03:47