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scum
[ skuhm ]
/ skÊm /
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noun
verb (used with object), scummed, scum·ming.
to remove the scum from.
to remove as scum.
verb (used without object), scummed, scum·ming.
to form scum; become covered with scum.
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Origin of scum
1200â50; Middle English scume<Middle Dutch schĆ«me (Dutch schuim) foam; cognate with German Schaum foam
OTHER WORDS FROM scum
scumless, adjectivescumlike, adjectiveun·scummed, adjectiveWords nearby scum
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British Dictionary definitions for scum
scum
/ (skÊm) /
noun
verb scums, scumming or scummed
(tr) to remove scum from
(intr) rare to form a layer of or become covered with scum
Derived forms of scum
scumlike, adjectivescummer, nounWord Origin for scum
C13: of Germanic origin; related to Old High German scƫm, Middle Dutch schƫm, Old French escume; see skim
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