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bumpkin
1[ buhmp-kin ]
bumpkin
2[ buhmp-kin ]
noun
, Nautical.
- a beam or spar projecting outward from the hull of a vessel, for extending a sail, securing blocks, etc.
bumpkin
1/ ˈbʌmpkɪn /
bumpkin
2/ ˈbʌmpkɪn /
noun
- an awkward simple rustic person (esp in the phrase country bumpkin )
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- bumpkin·ish bumpkin·ly adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bumpkin1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bumpkin1
C16 (perhaps originally applied to Dutchmen): perhaps from Dutch boomken small tree, or from Middle Dutch boomekijn small barrel, alluding to a short or squat person
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Example Sentences
Well then, Mr. Bumpkin, there is first a history of your life.
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Ah, quite so, quite so; so I should have supposed from what I know of you, Mr. Bumpkin.
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Now Mr. Bumpkin, as the reader knows, was not alone in his expedition.
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“It have been a mighty long time about, surely,” said Mr. Bumpkin.
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“Thee beest too old, thee meanest,” said Mrs. Bumpkin, laughing.
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