Stumped by "a common stumper", 1736

[Scot LaFaive]

> How do Americans say "stumped?" ~stumpd or ~stumpt?
I'd be very surprised if someone said "stumpd."
 
Scot



> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:35:04 +0000> From: truespel at HOTMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: Stumped by "a common stumper", 1736> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> > ---------------------- Information from the mail header -----------------------> Sender: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>> Poster: Tom Zurinskas <truespel at HOTMAIL.COM>> Subject: Re: Stumped by "a common stumper", 1736> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------> > How do Americans say "stumped?" ~stumpd or ~stumpt?> > Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL5+> See truespel.com - and the 4 truespel books plus "Occasional Poems" at authorhouse.com.> > > > > > Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:02:57 -0400> > From: Berson at ATT.NET> > Subject: Stumped by "a common stumper", 1736> > To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> >> > ---------------------- Information from the mail header -----------------------> > Sender: American Dialect Society> > Poster: "Joel S. Berson"> > Subject: Stumped by "a common stumper", 1736> > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------> >> > Is "stumper" familiar? A newspaper writes of a woman felon being> > transported from Newgate to Maryland in 1736, she "had receiv'd> > sentence of death for theft, and was reputed a common stumper in> > Dublin and always of ill repute, and [im]personated Mr. Buckler's> > widow, in order to [steal his ship and possessions] and defraud [his]> > real widow of his estate."> >> > In another newspaper, she is described as "a common whore in Dublin,> > and always of a very ill repute in her country."> >> > I hope this is something more interesting than a misprint for> > "strumpet". OED2 has no plausible sense for this "stumper".> >> > Joel> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------> > The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org> > _________________________________________________________________> Help yourself to FREE treats served up daily at the Messenger Caf・. Stop by today.> http://www.cafemessenger.com/info/info_sweetstuff2.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_OctWLtagline> > ------------------------------------------------------------> The American Dialect Society - http://www.americandialect.org
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