different between boomkin vs bumkin

boomkin

English

Noun

boomkin (plural boomkins)

  1. Alternative form of bumkin

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bumkin

English

Alternative forms

  • boomkin

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.

References

  • bumkin in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • The Kedge Anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant, William Brady, p85, ?ISBN

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