smeddum
Fine powder; flourFine powder; flour.
Meaning
6 senses(uncountable)Fine powder; flour.
(uncountable)The powder or finest part of ground malt.
(uncountable)Smitham.
(Scotland, uncountable)Zest, energy; pluck; sagacity; quickness of apprehension; gumption; spirit; mettle.
(Northern England, UK, dialectal, uncountable)Ore small enough to pass through the wire bottom of a sieve.
(Northern England, UK, dialectal, uncountable)A layer of clay or shale between two beds of coal.
Origin
From earlier smitham, smytham, from Middle English smedma, from Old English smedma, smeodeFrom earlier smitham, smytham, from Middle English smedma, from Old English smedma, smeodema, smedema (“fine flour, pollen meal, meal”).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable