Bumtrap
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bumtrap is a noun meaning (obsolete, slang, rare) A bailiff.
Meaning
(obsolete, slang, rare) A bailiff.
Example Sentences
The noble bumtrap, blind and deaf to every circumstance of distress, greatly rises above all the motives to humanity, and into the hands of the gaoler resolves to deliver his miserable prey.
Word Forms
- bumtraps
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bumbailiff, bumfiddle, bandog, bouncer, bummle, bung.
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