Bumpkin
An extension at the bow, fixed to the front of the boat. The manual gives Bowsprit and Bumpkin as the two names and states Bumpkin is the traditional one that should be preserved. It needs to be braced in a number of directions: bobstays hold it down, whiskers stop it moving sideways, and the wire in the jib braces it upwards.
The club says bumpkin, never bowsprit.