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hummie

hummie noun: a growth on the back of the neck resulting from friction, for example in workers who carry timber on their shoulders.

Noun

hummie (plural hummies)

  1. (archaic) A growth on the back of the neck resulting from friction, for example in workers who carry timber on their shoulders.

Forms of hummie

pluralhummies

Origin of hummie

Related to hummock.

Questions about hummie

What does hummie mean?
Hummie means a growth on the back of the neck resulting from friction, for example in workers who carry timber on their shoulders.
What part of speech is hummie?
Hummie is a noun.
What is the plural of hummie?
The plural of hummie is hummies.

Words near hummie in the dictionary

  1. Hummelstown brownstone
  2. Hummelstown brownstones
  3. hummer
  4. hummerite
  5. hummers
  6. hummie
  7. hummies
  8. hummin
  9. hummina
  10. humming
  11. humming along

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