coom

or coomb

[ koom ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot. and North England.

1. soot; coal dust; smut.
2. dust, especially sawdust or dust from a gristmill.
3. grease from bearings, axles, etc.

coom

/ kuːm /

noun

1. dialect.
   waste material, such as dust from coal, grease from axles, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of coom¹

First recorded in 1580–90; variant of culm ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of coom¹

C16 (meaning: soot): probably a variant of culm ¹

Example Sentences

Mester Grace too,—he coom to see me an' I axt him questions.

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I coom here to-neet a purpose, an' this is what I've getten to say.

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Sophy talks shockingly broad; she says, “Aw wanted him to coom, boot he would not.”

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Coom'th over me as the spring do, though I be naigh three score.

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Arl the news coom from them nowadays, instead of from here, as her ought to do.

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