bummock

/ˈbʌmək/
noun 2

Definitions

noun

1

A brewing of ale.

2

A submerged, downward-projecting piece of ice.

Q. Are there not October gales which often separate the bummocks of ice and allow ships to pass on! - A. Decidedly. I do not know what the direction of the wind was at the time, but if the wind was going from the land, then he would[…]

The ice "bridge" which broke was formed of great bummocks of ice welded together at the foot of the great cataract, […]

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