coom

American  

[koom] / kum /

Or coomb

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.

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coom British  

/ kuːm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of coom

First recorded in 1580–90; variant of culm ¹

Example Sentences

“Yes,” rejoins the rustic, “soo there ees, but you a’n’t coom to un yit, master.”

From The Dover Road Annals of an Ancient Turnpike by Harper, Charles G.

I didn’t need te coom te you for counsel.

From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis

Howsiver she sims sa hinnercent-loike, she's a follerin' arl I saäy: An' I boärt 'er at Kettleby Feär, I did, two yeär coom Cannelmas Daäy.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 23, 1887. by Various

She gemme sixpence te coom an’ tell yer.

From The Revellers by Tracy, Louis

Maäin an' boolky she wur as Michaelmas week coom nigh, "Her'll niver not bulge naw bigger," I sez, "an she art fur to die!"

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, July 23, 1887. by Various