"scumber" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: scumbers [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌmbə(ɹ) Etymology: Perhaps Old French escumbrier (“to disencumber”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|escumbrier||to disencumber}} Old French escumbrier (“to disencumber”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} scumber (plural scumbers)
  1. dung Categories (topical): Feces
    Sense id: en-scumber-en-noun-BbO2bURL Disambiguation of Feces: 29 29 21 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 15 35 35 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 26 24 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 26 24 24
  2. dung
    of a fox
    Categories (topical): Feces
    Sense id: en-scumber-en-noun-s24Fatqr Disambiguation of Feces: 29 29 21 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 15 35 35 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 26 24 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 26 24 24

Verb [English]

Forms: scumbers [present, singular, third-person], scumbering [participle, present], scumbered [participle, past], scumbered [past]
Rhymes: -ʌmbə(ɹ) Etymology: Perhaps Old French escumbrier (“to disencumber”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|escumbrier||to disencumber}} Old French escumbrier (“to disencumber”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} scumber (third-person singular simple present scumbers, present participle scumbering, simple past and past participle scumbered)
  1. to void excrement Categories (topical): Feces
    Sense id: en-scumber-en-verb-FMu-JQQE Disambiguation of Feces: 29 29 21 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 15 35 35 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 26 24 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 26 24 24
  2. to void excrement
    of a dog or fox
    Categories (topical): Feces
    Sense id: en-scumber-en-verb-S8TUWUHO Disambiguation of Feces: 29 29 21 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 15 35 35 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 26 24 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 26 24 24

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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