grume
Americannoun
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blood when viscous.
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a clot of blood.
Etymology
Origin of grume
1545–55 for sense “lump”; < Late Latin grūmus hillock
Example Sentences
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Grume, grōōm, n. a thick consistence of fluid: a clot, as of blood.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
She had a store of household goods which filled a four-horse wagon borrowed of Ralph Grume, Thomas Lincoln's brother-in-law, to transport the bride to Indiana.
From Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01 by Nicolay, John George
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