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tumpline

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈtʌmplaɪn/
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noun

Meaning 1

A strap used to carry objects tied to its ends by placing the broadened or cushioned middle of the strap over the head just above the forehead.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From tump + line, "tump" is an apheresis of mattump, metump, possibly from a Penobscot descendant of Proto-Algonquian *wetempi (“head”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: tsintaeli — Translations
  • French: mecapal — Translations
  • Polish: bawełniana lub skórzana opaska na czole — Translations
  • Spanish: mecapal — Translations
  • Spanish: bambador — Translations
  • Unami: hapis — Translations