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bummock

/ˈbʌmək/

bummock noun: a brewing of ale.

Noun

bummock (plural bummocks)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) A brewing of ale.
  2. A submerged, downward-projecting piece of ice.
    • Q. Are there not October gales which often separate the bummocks of ice and allow ships to pass on! - A. Decidedly. I do not know what the direction of the wind was at the time, but if the wind was going from the land, then he would[…]1884, United States House, Miscellaneous Documents: 30th Congress, 1st Session - 49th Congress, 1st Session, page 666
    • The ice "bridge" which broke was formed of great bummocks of ice welded together at the foot of the great cataract, […]1912, The Illustrated London News, page 338

bummock meaning in Tamil

bummock in Tamil

விருந்துத் தேறல்

Forms of bummock

pluralbummocks

Origin of bummock

For the sense relating to alcohol: from or cognate to Scots bummock (“a brewing of drink; the liquor so brewed”), perhaps from Scots bummie, bummo, a vessel for holding liquid, itself perhaps from Old Norse, compare Icelandic bumba (“drum”). For the sense relating to ice, perhaps compare how keel can mean either a similar ice structure or a brewer's vat.

Questions about bummock

What does bummock mean?
Bummock means a brewing of ale.
What is bummock in Tamil?
Bummock in Tamil is விருந்துத் தேறல். See Bummock meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bummock?
Bummock is a noun.
How do you pronounce bummock?
Bummock is pronounced /ˈbʌmək/.
What is the plural of bummock?
The plural of bummock is bummocks.

Words near bummock in the dictionary

  1. bumming out
  2. bummle
  3. bummled
  4. bummles
  5. bummling
  6. bummock
  7. bummocks
  8. bummy
  9. bump
  10. bump across
  11. bump and grind

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bummock (page history and authors); bummock (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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