noun
Meaning 1
Fine powder; flour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
smeddum
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noun
Meaning 2
The powder or finest part of ground malt.
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Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
Smitham.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: business, mining
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noun
Meaning 4
Zest, energy; pluck; sagacity; quickness of apprehension; gumption; spirit; mettle.
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Usage: Scotland, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
Ore small enough to pass through the wire bottom of a sieve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, UK, dialectal, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
A layer of clay or shale between two beds of coal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northern-England, UK, dialectal, uncountable
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History
Etymology
From earlier smitham, smytham, from Middle English smedma, from Old English smedma, smeodema, smedema (“fine flour, pollen meal, meal”).