skum
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 4
/skʌm/
Definition of skum
2 senses · 2 parts of speech
noun
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(alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete 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.”
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noun
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(alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete 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.”
verb
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(alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete spelling of scum (“remove surface impurities”).
“two ounces of Hony of Roses well skummed”
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