k-r-rump

Updated: May 1, 2025

These are usually induced by the spectacle of large and untimely cavities in the road, but they may be accentuated, as not infrequently happened, by seeing the process of excavation itself and hearing it. The effect on the auditory nerves is known as "k-r-rump," which is, phonetically speaking, a fairly literal translation.

John Hartman Morgan - Leaves from a Field Note-Book