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boomkin |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Boomkin \Boom"kin\, n. (Naut.) Same as {Bumkin}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bumkin \Bum"kin\, n. [Boom a beam + -kin. See {Bumpkin}.] (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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