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Outrigger vs Bumkin - What's the difference?

outrigger | bumkin |

In nautical terms the difference between outrigger and bumkin

is that outrigger is an outrigger canoe while bumkin is a short outrigger projecting from the side of the aft part of a square-rigged sailing ship, used as an attachment point for a rope (brace) used to set a yard-arm at different angles to a mast so to allow the ship to sail at different angles to the wind.

outrigger

English

Noun

(wikipedia outrigger) (en noun)
  • (nautical) any of various projecting beams that provide support for a mast or, fitted with a float, provide support for a canoe
  • (nautical) an outrigger canoe
  • an extention mechanism, often retractable when not in use, on a boat, vehicle, or structure which helps stabilize the boat, vehicle, or structure to keep it from tipping over

    • bumkin

    English

    Alternative forms

    * boomkin

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A short outrigger projecting from the side of the aft part of a square-rigged sailing ship, used as an attachment point for a rope (brace) used to set a yard-arm at different angles to a mast so to allow the ship to sail at different angles to the wind.

    • References

    * * The Kedge Anchor; Or, Young Sailors' Assistant, William Brady, p85, ISBN: 0486419924