COOM

Etymology 1

Noun

coom (uncountable)

soot, smut

dust

grease

Etymology 2

Verb

coom (third-person singular simple present cooms, present participle cooming, simple past and past participle coomed)

Eye dialect spelling of come.

Etymology 3

Noun

coom (plural cooms)

(Scotland) The wooden centering on which a bridge is built.

(Scotland) Anything arched or vaulted.

Anagrams

• COMO, Como, MOOC, MoCo, moco

Source: Wiktionary


Coom, n. Etym: [Cf. G. kahm mold gathered on liquids, D. kam, Sw. kimrök pine soot, smoke black, Icel. kam grime, film of dirt.]

Definition: Soot; coal dust; refuse matter, as the dirty grease which comes from axle boxes, or the refuse at the mouth of an oven. Phillips. Bailey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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