boomkin


bump·kin 1

B0548600 (bŭmp′kĭn, bŭm′-)n. An awkward, unsophisticated person; a yokel.
[Perhaps from Flemish boomken, shrub, diminutive of boom, tree; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots or from Middle Dutch bommekijn, diminutive of bomme, barrel.]

bump·kin 2

B0548600 (bŭmp′kĭn, bŭm′-) or boom·kin (bo͞om′-)n. A short spar projecting from the deck of a ship, used to extend a sail or secure a block or stay.
[Probably from Dutch boomken, diminutive of boom, tree; see boom2.]

boomkin

(ˈbuːmkɪn) n (Nautical Terms) nautical a short boom projecting from the deck of a ship, used to secure the main-brace blocks or to extend the lower edge of the foresail[C17: from Dutch boomken, from boom tree; see beam, -kin]