glaum (third-person singular simple present glaums, present participle glauming, simple past and past participle glaumed)
(Scotland) To grope with the hands, as in the dark.
(Scotland) To grasp or snatch (at).
• (grope with the hands): fumble, grubble; see also feel around
• (grasp, snatch): clutch, grab; see also grasp
• algum, almug, mulga
Source: Wiktionary
Glaum, v. i. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Definition: To grope with the hands, as in the dark. [Scot.] To glaum at, to grasp or snatch at; to aspire to. Wha glaum'd at kingdoms three. Burns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
