- A dry slough, crust, or scab, which separates from the
healthy part of the body, as that produced by a burn, or the
application of caustics. - In Ireland, one of the continuous mounds or ridges of
gravelly and sandy drift which extend for many miles over the surface
of the country. Similar ridges in Scotland are called kames or kams.
- 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.