tums

[tuhm]

tum

[tuhm]
verb (used with object), tummed, tum·ming.
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.

Origin:
1605–15; origin uncertain
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Tums is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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tums

noun
an antacid 
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