Lexicographical Neighbors of Bummock
Literary usage of Bummock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen by L. Herrig (1872)
"130): the mickle bicker . . . which was always offered to the Bishop of Orkney
brimful of the best bummock, that ever was brewed. ..."
2. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"BUMS)- bummock in marshy ground. Collector, Joseph Grinnell. Scarcely to be
distinguished from the preceding species, but the upper parts are said to be ..."
3. The Civil War in Song and Story: 1860-1865 by Frank Moore (1889)
"... he said, as hu shut his eyes tight : I'm MUU they're all bummock'd this hitter
cold night. Bold Muffin commanded, n man of great fume. ..."
4. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
"393, 394, N. bummock, Wallace's Orkney, p. 63. 2. A brewing of a large quantity
of malt, as two bolls perhaps, appropriated for the purpose of being drunk ..."
5. The Pirate by Walter Scott (1822)
"... which was always offered to the Bishop of Orkney brimful of the best bummock
that ever was brewed." " If drinking could make them bishops," said Bunce, ..."
6. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: In which the Words are ...by John Jamieson by John Jamieson (1818)
"... bummock, 5. 1. An entertainment anciently given at Christmas by tenants to
their landlords, ..."
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