BUMBLE
Bum"ble, v. i.
Defn: To make a hollow or humming noise, like that of a bumblebee; to
cry as a bittern.
As a bittern bumbleth in the mire. Chaucer.
BUMBLEBEE Bum"ble*bee`, n. Etym: [OE. bumblen to make a humming noise (dim. of bum, v.i.) + bee. Cf. Humblebee.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large bee of the genus Bombus, sometimes called humblebee; — so named from its sound.
Note: There are many species. All gather honey, and store it in the empty cocoons after the young have come out.
BUMBLEPUPPY
Bum"ble*pup`py, n. [Origin unknown; cf. Bumble, n.]
1.
Defn: The old game of nineholes.
2. (Card Playing) Whist played in an unscientific way.
BUMBOAT Bum"boat`, n. Etym: [From bum the buttocks, on account of its clumsy form; or fr. D. bun a box for holding fish in a boat.] (Naut.)