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bummocks

bummocks is the plural of bummock.

Meaning of bummock

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

Questions about bummocks

What is bummocks the plural of?
Bummocks is the plural of bummock.

Words near bummocks in the dictionary

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

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