See Also: fibrine(medicine)

bumpkin (iou) and fibrine (medicine)


bumpkin (iou)



bumpkin noun1. L16.
[Perh. from Dutch boomken little tree, or Middle Dutch bommekijn little barrel, used fig. for 'squat figure'.]
A rustic or awkward person.
bumpkinet noun (rare) a little bumpkin L18.
bumpkinish adjective L18.
bumpkinly adjective (rare) L17.

fibrine (medicine)


fibrine


Belonging to the fibres of plants.

Source: Websters Dictionary