Chump (?), n. [Cf. Icel. kumbr a chopping, E. chop.] A short, thick, heavy piece of wood. Morton.
Chump end, the thick end; as, the chump end of a joint of meat. Dickens.
||Chu*nam" (?), n. [Hind. chūnā, from Skr. cūrn.a powder, dust; or a Dravidian word.] Quicklime; also, plaster or mortar. [India] Whitworth.
Chunk (?), n. [Cf. Chump.] A short, thick piece of anything. [Colloq. U. S. & Prov. Eng.]
Chunk"y (?), a. Short and thick. [U. S.] Kane.
Church (?), n. [OE. chirche, chireche, cherche, Scot. kirk, from AS. circe, cyrice; akin to D. kerk, Icel. kirkja, Sw. kyrka, Dan. kirke, G. kirche, OHG. chirihha; all fr. Gr. &?; the Lord's house, fr. &?; concerning a master or lord, fr. &?; master, lord, fr. &?; power, might; akin to Skr. šūra hero, Zend. šura strong, OIr. caur, cur, hero. Cf. Kirk.]