bumper

Definition

Someone or something that bumps.

Etymology

From bump + -er.

Example Sentences

• "[T]hey now shook hands heartily, and drank bumpers of strong beer to healths which we think proper to bury in oblivion."
• "Pork ſucceeds to Beef, Pies to Puddings: The Cloth is remov'd, Madam, drench'd vvith a Bumper, drops a Courtſey, and departs; […]"
• "Yet can I gulp a bumper to thy name,— / O smile among the shades, for this is fame!"