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Hummock
Pronunciation : Hum"mock
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Prob. a dim. of hump. See Hump.]
Definition : 1. A rounded knoll or hillock; a rise of ground of no great extent, above a level surface.
2. A ridge or pile of ice on an ice field.
3. Timbered land. See Hammock. [Southern U.S.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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