"slumgullion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /slʌmˈɡʌljən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-slumgullion.wav Forms: slumgullions [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain, but said to derive from slime and Scots gullion (“swamp; cesspool”). Attested from the late nineteenth century in reference to a watery beverage (see quotation below). Compare Irish góilín (“a creek; a small inlet”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{der|en|sco|gullion||swamp; cesspool}} Scots gullion (“swamp; cesspool”), {{cog|ga|góilín||a creek; a small inlet}} Irish góilín (“a creek; a small inlet”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} slumgullion (countable and uncountable, plural slumgullions)
  1. A stew of meat and vegetables. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Foods Categories (lifeform): Whales Synonyms: slum
    Sense id: en-slumgullion-en-noun-vCCd0yFR Disambiguation of Foods: 60 4 25 10 Disambiguation of Whales: 41 5 37 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 6 42 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 6 42 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 4 44 4
  2. A beverage made watery, such as weak coffee or tea. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-slumgullion-en-noun-xX4S1AIC
  3. A reddish muddy deposit in mining sluices. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Whales
    Sense id: en-slumgullion-en-noun-paQICkq8 Disambiguation of Whales: 41 5 37 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 6 42 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 6 42 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 4 44 4
  4. A waste product or byproduct from processing whales or fish. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Whales Synonyms: gurry Synonyms (byproduct from processing whales or fish): slobgollion
    Sense id: en-slumgullion-en-noun-Eo8ageH8 Disambiguation of Whales: 41 5 37 18 Disambiguation of 'byproduct from processing whales or fish': 1 1 1 96

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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