"Tump" Quotes from Famous Books
... One large native safari composed exclusively of women were transporting loads of trade goods for the Indian trader. They carried their burdens on their backs by means of a strap passing over the top of the head; our own "tump line" method. The labour seemed in no way to have dashed their spirits, for they grinned at us, and joked merrily with our boys. Along the way, every once in a while, we came upon people squatted down behind small stocks of sugarcane, ... — The Land of Footprints • Stewart Edward White
... tump ich s[i], mir wonet iedoch diu witze b[i] da[z] ich von sage wol die n[o]t 595 erkenne da[z] des l[i]bes t[o]t ist starc unde strenge. swer ouch dann[e.] die lenge mit arbeiten leben sol, dem ist iedoch niht ze ... — A Middle High German Primer - Third Edition • Joseph Wright |