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hummock(ed) ice
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hummock
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hummock
(def. 2)
1855
 
(1892)
 
. . . this will prevent her rocking and pitching when crossing hummocked ice, and enable us to cradle her firmly to the sled.
1937
 
. . . they had a good load to haul over a long stretch of hummock ice which fronted the shore. . . .
1954
 
HUMMOCK ICE is result of marginal crushing, which heaps up the ice.