Noah Webster
Bumkin
BUM'KIN, noun [See Bumpkin.] A short boom projecting from each bow of a ship, to extend the clue of the foresail to windward.
1. A small out-rigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizen.
BUM'KIN, noun [See Bumpkin.] A short boom projecting from each bow of a ship, to extend the clue of the foresail to windward.
1. A small out-rigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizen.