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Meaning of caum | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To whiten with camstone.

Scotland, transitive

Equivalents

Português caum

Examples

“The hearth is nicely caumed, the iron ribs of the grate shine like burnished steel […]”
“The centre of the kitchen was the well-caumed fireside, the saut girnel in the jambs, the goodman's seat between the lowe and the candle, and pussy bawdrons not far from the warmth of the ace.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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