English Dictionary

dumpy

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈdʌmpi/

名詞

南アフリカ英語 略語 別表記 省略

A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens. / (South Africa) A small bottle of beer. / (surveying) Ellipsis of dumpy level.

日本語の意味

ずんぐりむっくりな人または動物（特に非常に短い脚を持つ鶏の品種の場合） / （南アフリカにおける）ビールの小瓶 / 測量の分野で用いられる「ダンピー・レベル」（dump level）の略語

The dumpy strutted across the coop, its tiny legs carrying its round body with surprising speed.

そのずんぐりした小さな鶏が鶏舎を闊歩し、小さな脚が丸い体を驚くほどの速さで運んでいた。

意味（1）

A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.

Yet I don't like dumpies either, and Brown says she is little and stout—the better fitted for a wiry, starved-looking chap like you.

意味（2）

(South Africa) A small bottle of beer.

Lager-style beer comes in cans or dumpies (small bottles) for around US$1.10.

意味（3）

(surveying) Ellipsis of dumpy level.

Most manufacturers have ceased making dumpies, and a number have even stopped making tilting levels, […]

dumpies （ plural ）