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Definition of Boomkin
1. n. Same as Bumkin.
Definition of Boomkin
1. Noun. (alternative form of bumkin) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Boomkin
1. a bumkin [n -S] - See also: bumkin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boomkin
Literary usage of Boomkin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A manual of yacht and boat sailing by Dixon Kemp (1880)
"In the first place, an iron hoop has to be fitted at the main boom end (similar
to the upper cap at masthead) to take the boomkin. One hand must get on the ..."
2. The boy's own book of boats by William Henry Giles Kingston (1868)
"The FORK-TACK is secured to the boomkin end, then leads through a block in the
clew of the fore- ' sail, and then through a block on the ..."
3. Hunt's Yachting Magazine (1859)
"74 o From mast to end of boomkin 60 o Depth in hold 6 9 ... of boomkin 18 o Bum -
24 0 Length of centre-board 15 o Height of saloon 6 8 Can be lowered 7 o ..."
4. Mechanics' and Engineers' Pocket-book of Tables, Rules, and Formulas by Charles Haynes Haswell (1920)
"boomkin. A short spar projecting from the bow or quarter of a vessel, to extend
the tack of a sail to windward. Bowlder. A stone rounded by natural ..."
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