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What's The Definition Of Spoom?Synonyms | Synonyms for Spoom: Related Terms | Find terms related to Spoom: See Also | Spoom In Webster's Dictionary \Spoom\, v. i. [Probably fr. spum foam. See {Spume}.]
(Naut.)
To be driven steadily and swiftly, as before a strong wind;
to be driven before the wind without any sail, or with only a
part of the sails spread; to scud under bare poles. [Written
also {spoon}.]
When virtue spooms before a prosperous gale, My heaving
wishes help to fill the sail. --Dryden.
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