- a low, rounded hill; knoll; hillock
- a ridge or rise in an ice field
- a tract of fertile, heavily wooded land, higher than a surrounding marshy area
Origin of hummock
origin, originally naut. from uncertain or unknown; perhapshummock
hum·mock hummock
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hummock
noun
- A low mound or ridge of earth; a knoll.
- See hammock2.
- A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field.
Origin of hummock
Origin unknownRelated Forms:
- hum′mock·y
adjective
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