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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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