"skum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /skʌm/
Rhymes: -ʌm Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} skum
  1. Obsolete form of scum (“surface impurities”). Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: scum (extra: surface impurities)
    Sense id: en-skum-en-noun-xh9yHHUN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53

Verb

IPA: /skʌm/ Forms: skums [present, singular, third-person], skumming [participle, present], skummed [participle, past], skummed [past]
Rhymes: -ʌm Head templates: {{en-verb}} skum (third-person singular simple present skums, present participle skumming, simple past and past participle skummed)
  1. Obsolete form of scum (“remove surface impurities”). Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: scum (extra: remove surface impurities)
    Sense id: en-skum-en-verb-3nSyXr4h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53

Inflected forms

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