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.

Words nearby tum

tulsi das, tulu, tuluá, tulwar, tuléar, tum, tumaco, tumatakuru, tumbes, tumble, tumble cart

Origin of tum

First recorded in 1605–15; origin uncertain

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Examples 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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