coom

or coomb

[ koom ]

nounChiefly Scot. and North England.
  1. soot; coal dust; smut.

  2. dust, especially sawdust or dust from a gristmill.

  1. grease from bearings, axles, etc.

Origin of coom

1
First recorded in 1580–90; variant of culm1

Words Nearby coom

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How to use coom in a sentence

  • Mester Grace too,—he coom to see me an' I axt him questions.

    That Lass O' Lowrie's | Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • I coom here to-neet a purpose, an' this is what I've getten to say.

    That Lass O' Lowrie's | Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • Sophy talks shockingly broad; she says, “Aw wanted him to coom, boot he would not.”

    Out in the Forty-Five | Emily Sarah Holt
  • coom'th over me as the spring do, though I be naigh three score.

    Lorna Doone | R. D. Blackmore
  • Arl the news coom from them nowadays, instead of from here, as her ought to do.

    Lorna Doone | R. D. Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for coom

coom

coomb

/ (kuːm) /


noun
  1. dialect, mainly Scot and Northern English waste material, such as dust from coal, grease from axles, etc

Origin of coom

1
C16 (meaning: soot): probably a variant of culm 1

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