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Smeddum
Meaning
Noun
●
Fine
powder
; flour.
●
The
powder
or
finest
part of
ground
malt.
●
In Mining:
Smitham.
●
In Scottish English:
Zest, energy;
pluck
;
sagacity
;
quickness
of
apprehension
;
gumption
;
spirit
; mettle.
●
In British English & Northern England English:
Ore small enough to
pass through
the
wire
bottom
of a sieve.
●
In British English & Northern England English:
A
layer
of
clay
or
shale
between two
beds
of coal.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
smeddum
English
smeodoma
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Smitham
Flour
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