Meanings
noun
- obsoleteObsolete spelling of scum (“surface impurities”).
[…] by keeping the Water a certain time heating without boiling — the Meat swells — becomes tender — its fibres are dilated — and it yields a quantity of Skum, which must be taken off as soon as it appears.
1825, William Kitchiner, The Cook's Oracle
verbskum (third-person singular simple present skums, present participle skumming, simple past and past participle skummed)
present singular third person skums · participle present skumming · participle past skummed · past skummed
- obsoleteObsolete spelling of scum (“remove surface impurities”).
two ounces of Hony of Roses well skummed
1674, John Starkey, The Chyrurgeons Store-House
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APA
skum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skum
MLA
“skum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skum. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skum.
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