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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLUMP'ER, n. Something carried in the mouth to dilate the cheeks; any thing intended to swell out something else.
1. A full unqualified lie. [In vulgar use.]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: ⁵plump Date: 1690 an object carried in the mouth to fill out the cheeks II. noun Etymology: ¹plump Date: circa 1785 chiefly British a vote for only one candidate when two or more are to be elected to the same office

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Plump Plump (pl[u^]mp), a. [Compar. Plumper (-[~e]r); superl. Plumpest.] [OE. plomp rude, clumsy; akin to D. plomp, G., Dan., & Sw. plump; probably of imitative origin. Cf. Plump, adv.] Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump baby; plump cheeks. --Shak. The god of wine did his plump clusters bring. --T. Carew.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Plumper Plump"er, n. 1. One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks. 2. (English Elections) A vote given to one candidate only, when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote. 3. A voter who plumps his vote. [Eng.] 4. A downright, unqualified lie. [Colloq. or Low]