I. ˈbəm(p)kə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: perhaps from Flemish bommekijn small cask, from Middle Dutch, from bomme cask + -kijn -kin
: a typically awkward blockish and utterly unsophisticated rustic
they gawked up at the tall buildings like bumpkins
Synonyms: see boor
II. noun
or bum·kin ˈbəm(p)kə̇n ; also boom·kin ˈbümk-
( -s )
Etymology: probably from Flemish boomken little tree, from boom tree (from Middle Dutch) + -ken, diminutive suffix, from Middle Dutch -kijn; akin to Old High German boum tree — more at beam , -kin
: a projecting boom: as
a. : one projecting from each bow of a ship to haul the foretack to — called also tack bumpkin
b. : one from each quarter for the main-brace blocks — called also brace bumpkin ; see ship illustration
c. : a small outrigger over the stern of a ship to extend the mizzen