boomkin

English

Noun

boomkin (plural boomkins)

1. Alternative form of bumkin
   • 1985, The Great Circle, page 32:

     If one refers to af chapman one finds that while only three drawings of comparable ships show boomkins fitted, all drawings of bluff-headed ships show either an extra timberhead or a half-round cutting in the top of the hawse piece to accommodate this spar when needed.

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• komboni