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A projecting beam or boom; as: (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin. (b) One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and called brace bumpkin. (c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizzen.

A small marine Asiatic fish (Saurus ophidon) used in India as a relish; -- called also Bombay duck.

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An idle, worthless fellow, who is without any visible means of support; a dissipated sponger.

See Bottomery.

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To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.

To come in violent contact with something; to thump.

A thump; a heavy blow.

A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a protuberance.

One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; as, the bump of "veneration;" the bump of "acquisitiveness."

The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with the prow of the boat following.

To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to boom.

The noise made by the bittern.

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A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs over, particularly in drinking a health or toast.

A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some favorite performer.

That which bumps or causes a bump.

Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock; a buffer.

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