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In agriculture, a bumper crop refers to a particularly productive harvest yielded for a particular crop.

Example: "With all the rain we've had over the last few months, we are expecting a bumper crop this year."

The word "bumper" has a second definition[1] meaning "something unusually large," which is where this term comes from[2].

References

  1. ^ "Bumper". Merriam Webster Online Dictionary. http://m-w.com/dictionary/bumper.  
  2. ^ "Is it OK to pet the cow?". The Word Detective. November 27, 2000. http://www.word-detective.com/112700.html.  

In agriculture, a bumper crop refers to a particularly good harvest yielded for a particular crop.

Example: "With all the rain we've had over the last few months, we are expecting a bumper crop this year."

The word "bumper" has a second definition<ref name="BumperDefinition"> </ref> meaning "something unusually large," which is where this term comes from<ref name="BumperCropOrigin"> </ref>.

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