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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.

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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

“I just sat and held it softly till Mrs. Hummel came with the doctor. He said it was dead, and looked at Heinrich and Minna, who have sore throats. ‘Scarlet fever, ma’am.

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