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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] |