hummock(ed) ice

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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Quotations

1855

. . . 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.