As in, "Scrumping apples". Technically, it means to filch them, although the connotation seems more akin to "gleaning a field". The dog in the pic is scrumping a small apple (can we call it an "applet"?).
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I am told this is a common word in the UK. I don't think it ever crossed the pond to the US. Which reinforces one of my pet sayings - "England and America - two nations separated by a common language."
Monday, October 12, 2009
Word For The Day - "Scrumping"
As in, "Scrumping apples". Technically, it means to filch them, although the connotation seems more akin to "gleaning a field". The dog in the pic is scrumping a small apple (can we call it an "applet"?).
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I am told this is a common word in the UK. I don't think it ever crossed the pond to the US. Which reinforces one of my pet sayings - "England and America - two nations separated by a common language."
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