"bumkin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bumkins [plural], boomkin [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bumkin (plural bumkins)
  1. (nautical) A short outrigger projecting from the side of the aft part of a square-rigged sailing ship, used as an attachment point for a rope (brace) used to set a yard-arm at different angles to a mast so to allow the ship to sail at different angles to the wind.
    Sense id: en-bumkin-en-noun-idlY00WV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nautical Topics: nautical, transport

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Alternative forms

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