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scrump

scrump

9.9
The act of secretly taking fruit from a tree or garden often for fun
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : robo de fruta
  • He was caught during a scrump and had to apologize to the farmer.

Examples

  • After their daring scrump, they shared the apples behind the old barn.

  • The children planned a midnight scrump in the neighbor's apple orchard.

  • He loves a good scrump!

  • The boys planned a scrump in Mr. Jones's orchard.

  • The children planned a midnight scrump in the neighbor's apple orchard.

  • After their daring scrump, they shared the apples behind the old barn.

  • He was caught during a scrump and had to apologize to the farmer.

Antonyms

return
231 1.0

An act of giving something back to its owner

Surface Forms

scrump singular
scrumps plural

Etymology

Scrump can also mean the act of stealing fruit, from the same local English use; a midnight 'scrump' is the sneaky trip to take apples from an orchard.