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scumming |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scumming \Scum"ming\, n. a The act of taking off scum. b That which is scummed off skimmings; scum; -- used chiefly in the plural. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Scum \Scum\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scummed}; p. pr & vb n. {Scumming}.] 1. To take the scum from to clear off the impure matter from the surface of to skim. You that scum the molten lead. --Dryden & Lee. 2. To sweep or range over the surface of [Obs.] Wandering up and down without certain seat, they lived by scumming those seas and shores as pirates. --Milton.
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