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Origin and Etymology of bumpkin
perhaps from Dutch bommekijn small cask, from Middle Dutch, from bomme cask
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bump·kin
\ˈbəm(p)-kən\
variants: or
bumkin
Definition of bumpkin
: a spar projecting from a ship especially at the stern
Origin and Etymology of bumpkin
probably from Dutch boomken, diminutive of boom tree
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