bumkin

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Synonyms: bumpkin, buskin, rumkin, bufkin, bulkin, burkin

Antonyms: bumpkin, buskin, rumkin, bufkin, bulkin, burkin

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|nautical}} A short [[outrigger]] projecting from the side of the aft part of a square-rigged sailing ship, used as an attachment point for a rope (brace) used to set a yard-arm at different angles to a mast so to allow the ship to sail at different angles to the wind.

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