"bummock" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌmək/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bummock.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bummocks [plural]
Etymology: For the sense relating to alcohol: from or cognate to Scots bummock (“a brewing of drink; the liquor so brewed”), perhaps from Scots bummie, bummo, a vessel for holding liquid, itself perhaps from Old Norse, compare Icelandic bumba (“drum”). For the sense relating to ice, perhaps compare how keel can mean either a similar ice structure or a brewer's vat. Etymology templates: {{cog|sco|bummock||a brewing of drink; the liquor so brewed}} Scots bummock (“a brewing of drink; the liquor so brewed”), {{cog|sco|bummie|bummie, bummo}} Scots bummie, bummo, {{cog|is|bumba||drum}} Icelandic bumba (“drum”), {{m|en|keel}} keel Head templates: {{en-noun}} bummock (plural bummocks)
  1. (Scotland, obsolete) A brewing of ale. Tags: Scotland, obsolete Categories (topical): Beer
    Sense id: en-bummock-en-noun-B7OTREe9 Disambiguation of Beer: 94 6 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 91 9
  2. A submerged, downward-projecting piece of ice.
    Sense id: en-bummock-en-noun-B6t3WlZ9

Inflected forms

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