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hump ((n.))
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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1n.
the spinous process on the vertebrae in the hump above the shoulders of a buffalo, much prized as a delicacy.
See: boss
Quotations
1820
The meat which covers the spinal processes themselves, after the wig is removed, is next in esteem for its flavour and juiciness, and is more extensively termed the hump by the hunters.
1887
The hump was a special tid bit, the unused muscle alternating with layers of fat, which constituted it a dish, if either boiled, fried or roasted, fit for a king.
1958
They shot buffaloes and lived on hump.
2n. — B.C., Slang
a species of Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, characterized by pinkish flesh.
Quotations
1963
Any resident or tourist who's ever had an urge to catch a salmon, should get out to one of our local boat rentals and "hook a coupla humps," as the boys put it.