tump ((n.)) † [< Algonk.; cf. Abenaki mādumbī pack strap] DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
n.
a kind of harness for carrying heavy loads, drawing on a tracking line, etc., consisting of a leather strap that is broad at the middle and tapers at both ends, the broad band being placed around the forehead (or chest) and the two ends attached to the pack or other load. [See picture at tumpline.]
See also: tumpline tump strap