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noun
Bumkin  n.  (Naut.) A projecting beam or boom; as:
(a)
One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin.
(b)
One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and called brace bumpkin.
(c)
A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizzen. (Written also boomkin)






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