Vocabulary : Bumbard to Bumkin
Bumbard : See Bombard.
Bumbarge : See Bumboat.
Bumbast : See Bombast.
Bumbelo : A glass used in subliming camphor.
Bumbeloes : of Bumbelo
Bumble : The bittern. ;; To make a hollow or humming noise, like that of a bumblebee; to cry as a bittern.
Bumblebee : A large bee of the genus Bombus, sometimes called humblebee; -- so named from its sound.
Bumblepuppy : The old game of nineholes. ;; Whist played in an unscientific way.
Bumboat : A clumsy boat, used for conveying provisions, fruit, etc., for sale, to vessels lying in port or off shore.
Bumkin : 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.
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