About The Word Scum
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Scum
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What's The Definition Of Scum?
[n] a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid
[n] worthless people Synonyms | Synonyms for Scum: trash Related Terms | Find terms related to Scum: See Also | dross | film | rabble | ragtag | ragtag and bobtail | riffraff | scoria | slag Scum In Webster's Dictionary \Scum\, n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. skum, Icel.
sk?m, LG. schum, D. schuim, OHG. sc?m, G. schaum; probably
from a root meaning, to cover. [root]158. Cf. {Hide} skin,
{Meerschaum}, {Skim}, v., {Sky}.]
1. The extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the
surface of liquids in boiling or fermentation, or which
form on the surface by other means; also, the scoria of
metals in a molten state; dross.
Some to remove the scum it did rise. --Spenser.
2. refuse; recrement; anything vile or worthless.
The great and innocent are insulted by the scum and
refuse of the people. --Addison.
\Scum\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scummed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scumming}.] 1. To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from the surface of; to skim. You that scum the molten lead. --Dryden & Lee. 2. To sweep or range over the surface of. [Obs.] Wandering up and down without certain seat, they lived by scumming those seas and shores as pirates. --Milton. \Scum\, v. i. To form a scum; to become covered with scum. Also used figuratively. Life, and the interest of life, have stagnated and scummed over. --A. K. H. Boyd. |
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