hummock Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small natural hill
    hillock; mound; hammock; knoll.

WordNet

Hum"mock noun
Etymology
Prob. a dim. of hump. See Hump.
Definitions
  1. A rounded knoll or hillock; a rise of ground of no great extent, above a level surface.
  2. A ridge or pile of ice on an ice field.
  3. Timbered land. See Hammock. Southern U.S.

Webster 1913