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grume

American  
[groom] / grum /

noun

  1. blood when viscous.

  2. a clot of blood.

Etymology

Origin of grume

1545–55 for sense “lump”; < Late Latin grūmus hillock

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Pulpiness -- N. pulpiness &c. adj.; pulp, taste, dough, curd, pap, rob, jam, pudding, poultice, grume†. mush, oatmeal, baby food.

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