Bumkin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bumkin \Bum"kin\, n. [Boom a beam + -kin. See {Bumpkin}.]
     (Naut.)
     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. [Written also {boomkin}.]
         [1913 Webster]