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Definition of Hommock
1. n. A small eminence of a conical form, of land or of ice; a knoll; a hillock. See Hummock.
Definition of Hommock
1. Noun. (alternative form of hummock) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hommock
1. a ridge in an ice field [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hommock
Literary usage of Hommock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1858)
"hommock Manor, the coutry-seat of BM Whitlock, Esq., is situated in West Farms
Township, on the East river, or Sound, about 3 miles from Harlem. ..."
2. Biography and History of the Indians of North America: From Its First Discovery by Samuel Gardner Drake (1851)
"On the 17th, about noon, a large purty of the enemy was discovered hy the main
body, encamped near a hommock. Col. Bradford, with the 1st regiment of ..."
3. The Book of the Indians: Or, Biography and History of the Indians of North by Samuel Gardner Drake (1841)
"Although the Indians were surprised, they made good their retreat to the hommock,
and waited die approach of the troops, who, when dismounting, received the ..."
4. History of the Early Discovery of America and Landing of the Pilgrims: With by Samuel Gardner Drake (1854)
"On the 17th, about noon, a large party of the enemy was discovered by the main
body, encamped near a hommock. Col. Bradford, with the 1st regiment of ..."
5. Publications by English Dialect Society (1894)
"All of a hommock,' uneven, lumpy : metaph. from ' hommock' or ' hummock,' a little
hill. Glouc., N'hamp. hommocks [om-uks], sb. ..."
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