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Meaning of PLUMPER

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Plump"er\, n.
1. One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something
   else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the
   cheeks.

2. (English Elections) A vote given to one candidate only,
   when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the
   advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote
   thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote.

3. A voter who plumps his vote. [Eng.]

4. A downright, unqualified lie. [Colloq. or Low]

 

 

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