TUMPLINE


Meaning of TUMPLINE in English

/tump"luyn'/ , n.

a strap or sling passed around the chest or forehead to help support a pack carried on a person's back.

[ 1790-1800; tump (earlier mattump, metomp mat - empty root appearing in names of manufactured objects + *- a·pay string) + LINE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .