Dumps s. the twilight, ex. Dumps of the yavening ;Dumpsy towards twilight (1873, Jones, W.A & W.P Williams) The first in my posts of older Somerset words. ‘Dumpsey’,  is still in use in some parts of the county and may be more recognisable today to Somerset-folk as ‘dimpsey’ – meaning ‘the quality of light at dusk’. […]

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