Definition of "hummock" []

• A low mound or ridge of earth; a knoll. (noun)
• A tract of forested land that rises above an adjacent marsh in the southern United States. (noun)
• A ridge or hill of ice in an ice field. (noun)

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• "Running straight out from behind the hummock was a furrow in the snow like the trail made by an otter."
• "He arose, as did Mr. Hersebom, and they commenced climbing a hill of ice and snow -- a hummock is the technical name -- in order to obtain a general idea of their island."
• "Just outside the hummock was a cabbage-palm, which, as I have said, abounds in Florida."