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Skum

//skʌm// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of scum (“surface impurities”). alt-of, obsolete

    "[…] by keeping the Water a certain time heating without boiling — the Meat swells — becomes tender — its fibres are dilated — and it yields a quantity of Skum, which must be taken off as soon as it appears."

Verb
  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of scum (“remove surface impurities”). alt-of, obsolete

    "two ounces of Hony of Roses well skummed"

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