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(1):

(n.) A voter who plumps his vote.

(2):

(n.) One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the cheeks.

(3):

(n.) 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.

(4):

(n.) A downright, unqualified lie.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Plumper'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/plumper.html. 1828.
 
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