FUM

Etymology 1

Verb

fum (third-person singular simple present fums, present participle fumming, simple past and past participle fummed)

(obsolete, intransitive) To play upon a fiddle.

Etymology 2

Noun

fum (plural fums)

(mythology, obsolete) A mythological Chinese bird, the fènghuáng.

Anagrams

• MUF

Source: Wiktionary


Fum, v. i.

Definition: To play upon a fiddle. [Obs.] Follow me, and fum as you go. B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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