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smeddum.

Fine powder; flour.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Fine powder; flour.

    uncountable
  2. The powder or finest part of ground malt.

    uncountable
  3. Smitham.

    uncountable
  4. Zest, energy; pluck; sagacity; quickness of apprehension; gumption; spirit; mettle.

    Scotland · uncountable
  5. Ore small enough to pass through the wire bottom of a sieve.

    Northern-England · UK · dialectal · uncountable
  6. A layer of clay or shale between two beds of coal.

    Northern-England · UK · dialectal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From earlier smitham, smytham, from Middle English smedma, from Old English smedma, smeodema, smedema (“fine flour, pollen meal, meal”).

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