bumpkin

noun
/ˈbʌmpkɪn/

Etymology

From Dutch boomken (“shrub, little tree”), equivalent to boom + -kin. Note that the English word boom is etymologically related to the aforementioned in the sense of "large stem", or "big tree". Compare German Baumke, Bäumchen.

  1. borrowed from boomken

Definitions

  1. A clumsy, unsophisticated person

    A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel.

  2. A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay.

  3. Dance, a series of reels, Scottish.

    • They mix with Dancers, who now advance to the front, where a bumpkin, or dance of many interwoven reels, is performed; after which the Bride is led to a seat, and some of her Maidens sit by her.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA