/dump"ling/ , n.
1. a rounded mass of steamed and seasoned dough, often served in soup or with stewed meat.
2. a dessert consisting of a wrapping of dough enclosing sliced apples or other fruit, boiled or baked.
3. a short or stout person.
[ 1590-1600; dump (of uncert. orig.) + -LING 1 ]