tumpline

(tump′līn′)

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noun

a broad strap passed across the forehead and over the shoulders for carrying a load on the back

Origin: < earlier tump < mattump < a S New England Algonquian language

See tumpline in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A strap slung across the forehead or the chest to support a load carried on the back.

Origin:

Origin: tump (alteration of mattump, of Southern New England Algonquian origin)

Origin: + line¹

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