SCUMBER

Etymology

Noun

scumber (plural scumbers)

dung

Verb

scumber (third-person singular simple present scumbers, present participle scumbering, simple past and past participle scumbered)

to void excrement

Anagrams

• cumbers, recumbs

Source: Wiktionary


Scum"ber, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Discumber.]

Definition: To void excrement. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Massinger.

Scum"ber, n.

Definition: Dung. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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