What's the difference between bumkin and outrigger?
Bumkin
Definition:
(n.) A projecting beam or boom; as: (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin. (b) One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and called brace bumpkin. (c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the mizzen.
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Outrigger
Definition:
(n.) Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use, as from a ship's mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended, or from a building, to support hoisting teckle.
(n.) A projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a boat.
(n.) A boat thus equipped.
(n.) A projecting contrivance at the side of a boat to prevent upsetting, as projecting spars with a log at the end.
Example Sentences:
(1) The outrigger system with a torque wrench is used to correct the deformity in the frontal plane.
(2) Accordingly, a wide range of adaptive equipment is available--including outrigger skis, flip-skis, canting wedges, ski bras, "toe spreaders," sit-skis, and mono-skis--to allow safe enjoyment of the sport.
(3) Comparisons are made between the outrigger design for fluorescent scanning and conventional emission scanning.
(4) An outrigger is built upon the thumb metacarpal to give a suitable direction of force, an enhanced mechanical advantage and an improved appearance.
(5) Distractive forces were monitored continuously by a strain gauge mounted on the tension side of the upper arm of the outrigger.
(6) Postoperatively, two patients were immobilized in an ambulatory extension brace, 15 patients in a body cast incorporating one thigh, and five patients in a body cast incorporating Hoffman iliac pins and lumbar spinous process wires attached to an outrigger on the plaster.
(7) To prevent this, we used a dynamic splinting program opposite to the one that is used for flexor tendon repair, with an outrigger splint holding the fingers in extension and allowing full active flexion.
(8) Then the leader of an outrigger canoe with “Tai Tokelau” painted on the side, shouted for others to “bring the kayaks” and dozens went in on their plastic watercraft.
(9) The pressfit achieved with the roughened hemispherical surface has been adequate, and the fixation with the two outrigger pegs appears to have been sufficiently stable to preserve the prosthetic stability and has resulted in successful anchorage of all the components.
(10) With its low-slung outriggers and its very flat profile, the 'blade of light' looked like no other bridge.
(11) The author's outrigger is not an obstacle in entering an X-ray apparatus under the hip joints.
(12) The fixator comprises an adjustable single outrigger bearing offset pins which offers considerable versatility in its use.
(13) Consequently an automated system was developed consisting of linear actuators, outriggers, guide tubes, thermometry catheters, personal computer, and dedicated hardware and software.
(14) The difficulties in monitoring of the hip joint with the Luminax X21 apparatus encountered by the author at surgery on the original SM 1 operating-table made him to exchange the outrigger supporting the sacrum.
(15) Facebook Twitter Pinterest George Lokowah, a chief and local councillor at Mokoreng village, says cargo ships are disturbing the fish There’s talk about villagers blockading the ships with their outriggers.