noun
Meaning 1
A brewing of ale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, obsolete
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bummock
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/ˈbʌmək/
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noun
Meaning 2
A submerged, downward-projecting piece of ice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
For the sense relating to alcohol: from or cognate to Scots bummock (“a brewing of drink; the liquor so brewed”), perhaps from Scots bummie, bummo, a vessel for holding liquid, itself perhaps from Old Norse, compare Icelandic bumba (“drum”). For the sense relating to ice, perhaps compare how keel can mean either a similar ice structure or a brewer's vat.