tum

[ tuhm ]

/ tʌm /

verb (used with object), tummed, tum·ming.

to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.

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To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

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Origin of tum

First recorded in 1605–15; origin uncertain

Words nearby tum

Tulsa, Tulsi Das, Tulu, Tuluá, tulwar, tum, Tumaco, tumatakuru, Tumbes, tumble, tumblebug

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Example sentences from the Web for tum

"Why, yon's owd Tum Grisdale cart back ageean," he cried eaut.
Goblin Tales of Lancashire|James Bowker
"That's so," he said, as he saw that the place where Tum Tum used to stand was empty.
Tum Tum, the Jolly Elephant|Richard Barnum
Accustomed as he was to "tum'le" his neighbors at the Red Lion, he was now profoundly agitated.
The Shadow of a Crime|Hall Caine
Tum violaria et Myrtus, et omnis copia narium Spargent olivetis odorem.
A Year in a Lancashire Garden|Henry Arthur Bright

Alluding to this time, Erasmus spoke of More as Tum studiorum sodali.
The Oxford Reformers|Frederic Seebohm

British Dictionary definitions for tum

tum

/ (tʌm) /

noun

an informal or childish word for stomach

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