Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for BUMP'KIN
BUMP'KIN, n. [bump, large, swelling, and kin, Sax. cyn, kind, genus.]
An awkward heavy rustic; a clown, or country lout. – Locke.
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BUMP'KIN, n. [bump, large, swelling, and kin, Sax. cyn, kind, genus.]
An awkward heavy rustic; a clown, or country lout. – Locke.
Return to page 163 of the letter “B”.