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hummock 1. A hillock of broken ice which has been forced upwards by pressure. It may be fresh or weathered. The submerged volume of broken ice under the hummocks, forced downwards by pressure, is called a bummock. 2. A natural elevation of the earth's surface resembling a hillock, but smaller and lower.

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