humpty

noun

hump·​ty

ˈhəm(p)ti

plural -es

British

: a low soft cushioned seat

the dean, curled on a humpty, was frankly listening

—Dorothy Sayers

Word History

Etymology

perhaps after Humpty-Dumpty

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