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Meaning of skum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
skʌm

Definitions

Obsolete spelling of scum (“surface impurities”).

alt-of, obsolete

Examples

“[…] 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.”

CEFR level

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

Skunk skunk ape skunk at a garden party skunk blackbird skunk cabbage skunk dolphin

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