hummock


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hummock/ˈhʌmək/
noun a hillock or knoll.

■ a hump or ridge in an ice field.

N. Amer. a piece of forested ground rising above a marsh.

– derivatives
hummocky adjective.
– origin C16: of unknown origin.
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