smeddum
/ (ˈsmɛdəm) /
nounScot
any fine powder
spirit or mettle; vigour
Origin of smeddum
1Old English smedema fine flour
Words Nearby smeddum
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How to use smeddum in a sentence
It wasn't your father—he hasn't the smeddum of a flea—but he wouldn't send you to do what he dassn't do himself.
Rainbow Valley | Lucy Maud MontgomeryHe'll want smeddum and manly discipline; that's the stuff to make the soldier.
Gilian The Dreamer | Neil Munro
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