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boomkin
/ ˈbuːmkɪn /
noun
- nautical a short boom projecting from the deck of a ship, used to secure the main-brace blocks or to extend the lower edge of the foresail
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Word History and Origins
Origin of boomkin1
C17: from Dutch boomken , from boom tree; see beam , -kin
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Example Sentences
Weather tack of the fore-sail hauled to the fore-boomkin when on a wind.
From Project Gutenberg
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