they now shook hands heartily, and drank bumpers of strong beer to healths which we think proper to bury in oblivion.
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Bumper — can refer to:*Bumper (automobile), the part of an automobile designed to help it withstand the impact of a collision *Bumper car, an electric car ride typically found at fairs and amusement parks *Bumper crop, a surplus of crop(s) in a given… … Wikipedia
bumper — UK US /ˈbʌmpər/ adjective ► producing much more than usual: a bumper crop/harvest »A bumper crop of maize is expected. bumper sales/profits »Profits are predicted to rise 15% due to bumper sales … Financial and business terms
bumper — ► NOUN 1) a protective horizontal bar across the front or back of a motor vehicle. 2) (also bumper race) Horse Racing a flat race for horses intended for future steeplechases. 3) archaic a large glass of an alcoholic drink. ► ADJECTIVE ▪… … English terms dictionary
Bumper — Bum per, n. [A corruption of bumbard, bombard, a large drinking vessel.] 1. A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast. [1913 Webster] He frothed his bumpers to the brim. Tennyson.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bumper — Bump er, n. 1. That which bumps or causes a bump. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock, such as a metal or rubber rim extending from an object; a buffer. [1913 Webster] 3. (Motor vehicles) a protective guard device … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bumper — Bumper. См. Встряхивающая формовочная машина. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
Bumper — (engl., spr. Bömper), ein Humpen, Maßglas … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Bumper — (Bömper), ein Humpen, Paßglas … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
bumper — [bœmpœʀ] n. m. ÉTYM. V. 1960, in Rey Debove et Gagnon; mot angl., de to bump « heurter, rebondir ». ❖ ♦ Anglic. Borne ou plot sur lequel la bille métallique d un billard électrique rebondit. ⇒ Billard (cit. 5 et supra) … Encyclopédie Universelle
bumper — 1670s, glass filled to the brim; perhaps from notion of bumping as large, or from a related sense of booming (see BUMP (Cf. bump)). Meaning anything unusually large is from 1759, slang. Meaning buffer of a car is from 1839, Amer.Eng., originally… … Etymology dictionary
bumper — bumper1 [bum′pər] n. ☆ a device for absorbing some of the shock of a collision; specif., either of two bars for this purpose, at the front and rear of a motor vehicle bumper2 [bum′pər] n. [prob. < obs. bombard, liquor jug, altered after BUMP]… … English World dictionary
