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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—R

Rumping Dozen

A corruption of Rump and Dozen, meaning a rump of beef and a dozen of claret; or a rump steak and dozen oysters.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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Rumpelstilzchen
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