/ ˈhʌmək; NAmE / noun
( BrE ) a small hill or pile of earth
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (originally in nautical use denoting a small hillock on the coast): of unknown origin.
/ ˈhʌmək; NAmE / noun
( BrE ) a small hill or pile of earth
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent. (originally in nautical use denoting a small hillock on the coast): of unknown origin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005