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stump dump
 n.— «Mayor Craig B. Henrici said he is negotiating for the new owner to remove what is commonly called the “stump dump” from the former Meadowbrook Golf Course. The stump dump is made up of soil, debris and wood, some of which came from a 1989 tornado.» —“Hamden mayor gets OK to settle tire pond case” by Ann DeMatteo in Hamden New Haven Register (Connecticut) Mar. 7, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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