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bumpkin (2)

bump·kin [ búmpkin, búmkin ] (plural bump·kins) or bum·kin [ búmkin ] (plural bum·kins)


noun 
Definition:
 
pole to secure sail in boats: a pole at the back of a boat to which a sail is attached by a rope

[Mid-17th century. < Dutch boomken< boom "tree"]
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