Meaning of smeddum | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Fine powder; flour.
   uncountable
2. The powder or finest part of ground malt.
   uncountable
3. Smitham.
   uncountable
4. Zest, energy; pluck; sagacity; quickness of apprehension; gumption; spirit; mettle.
   Scotland, uncountable
5. Ore small enough to pass through the wire bottom of a sieve.
   Northern-England, UK, dialectal, uncountable
6. A layer of clay or shale between two beds of coal.
   Northern-England, UK, dialectal, uncountable

Examples

““Don’t like⟳ the name⟳, don’t like⟳ it. There’s no smeddum to it. Besides, it makes me think⟳ of my Aunt Jinny. She called her three girls Faith, Hope⟳, and Charity. Faith didn’t believe⟳ in anything—Hope⟳ was a born pessimist—and Charity was a miser.[…]””

“maybe there were better folk far in Segget, but few enough with smeddum like⟳ his.”

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