Bumper crop - wikipedia Bumper crop Look up bumper crop in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In agriculture, a bumper crop is a crop that has yielded an unusually productive harvest. A bumper crop can also be a source of problems, such as when there is insufficient storage space ( barns, grain bins, etc. ) for an overlarge crop. The word `` bumper '' has a second definition meaning `` something unusually large '', which is where this term comes from. Related meanings or puns The term `` bumper crop '' has also been used to refer to a similar large result in other activities, or as a pun such as with a group of automobiles ( for their front / rear bumpers ). References Jump up ^ `` Bumper ''. Merriam Webster Online Dictionary. Jump up ^ `` Is it OK to pet the cow ? ''. The Word Detective. November 27, 2000. Jump up ^ Ted Schnell ( editor ). `` Cooler Temps Draw More Cars, Larger Crowd to Cruise Nite '', St. Charles Patch, St. Charles, Illinois. 25 July 2013. Accessed 20 October 2013. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bumper_crop&oldid=802753117 '' Categories : Crops Talk About Wikipedia 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 28 September 2017, at 07 : 19. About Wikipedia

Question: where did the term bumper crop come from
Answer: The word "bumper" has a second definition[1] meaning "something unusually large"