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  • hummel
    hummel
    adjective
    (of cattle) hornless
  • Hummel
    Hummel
    noun
    Johann Nepomuk (joˈhan ˈneːpomʊk). 1778–1837, German composer and pianist

hummel

1 British  
/ ˈhʌməl /

adjective

  1. (of cattle) hornless

  2. (of grain) awnless

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Hummel 2 British  
/ ˈhʊməl /

noun

  1. Johann Nepomuk (joˈhan ˈneːpomʊk). 1778–1837, German composer and pianist

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of hummel

C15: of Germanic origin; compare Low German hummel hornless animal

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The 2025/26 away kit, manufactured by sportswear firm Hummel, features a repeating geometric pattern showing the lighthouse, viewed through a circular design resembling the sculpture's aperture.

From BBC Apr. 24, 2026

But if you pin them down, they wouldn’t give you the same detail as a card-carrying dispensationalist,” Hummel said.

From Salon Mar. 15, 2026

Hummel is confident he can do it in half the time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 7, 2026

Hummel was running ahead of schedule when the job entered its most physically taxing phase.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 7, 2026

No. Did I take the wand of my vacuum cleaner and smash someone’s Chinese porcelain statues or Hummel figurines?

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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