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I may not be Adam, but I believe to "scrump" an apple is English slang
>meaning to "steal" an apple, or for the poetically inclined, "To
>wantonly purloin nature's golden bounty from the bough."
> I *had* been wondering what "scrumping" meant for many years, until I
>read the recent issue of GOLDMINE with the Ray Davies interview... he
>mentioned that he and his brother would "scrump apples" when they were
>kids... and get in trouble for it.
> Any confirmation of this terminology from our friends in the UK?
> Every good wish--Tom Farrell
>
Therefore, if "gelt" were to be slang for apple, the "apple scrumping" and
"nick my gelt" would mean the same thing??
Something to ponder...
John
NP: Matthew Sweet - "Someone to Pull the Trigger"