"descum" meaning in All languages combined

See descum on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: descums [present, singular, third-person], descumming [participle, present], descummed [participle, past], descummed [past]
Etymology: de- + scum Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|scum}} de- + scum Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} descum (third-person singular simple present descums, present participle descumming, simple past and past participle descummed)
  1. (transitive) To remove the scum from. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-descum-en-verb-cqepLR7g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for descum meaning in All languages combined (1.1kB)

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        "(transitive) To remove the scum from."
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