MUMPS, noun [See Mum, Mumble, Mumm.]
1. Sullenness; silent displeasure. [Little used.]
2. A disease, the cynanche parotidoea, a swelling of the parotid glands.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.