Rump

RUMP of the Sacrifices. Moses had ordain’d, that the Rump and Fat of the Sheep, that were offered for a Peace-offering, should be put upon the Fire of the Altar¹. The Rump was esteem’d as the most delicate Part of the Animal, as being the fattest. Travellers both ancient and modern speak of these Rumps of the Sheep of Syria and Arabia, that are so large as to weigh, some of ‘em, not less than twenty or thirty Herodot. l. 3. c. 113.Pounds. Herodotus says, that some of ‘em may be seen that are no less than three Cubits long, or four Foot and an half: They draw upon the Ground; and for fear they should be hurt, or the Skin torn off, the Shepherds are us’d to put under the Tails of these Sheep certain little Carriages, which these Animals always draw after them. The Pagans had also this Regard for the Rumps or Tails, that they always made them a Part of their Sacrifices c.

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