[dump.ling] n [perh. alter. of lump] (ca. 1600) 1 a: a small mass of leavened dough cooked by boiling or steaming b: a usu. baked dessert of fruit wrapped in dough
2: something soft and rounded like a dumpling; esp: a short fat person or animal
[dump.ling] n [perh. alter. of lump] (ca. 1600) 1 a: a small mass of leavened dough cooked by boiling or steaming b: a usu. baked dessert of fruit wrapped in dough
2: something soft and rounded like a dumpling; esp: a short fat person or animal
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012