smeddum

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Fine powder; flour. uncountable
  2. The powder or finest part of ground malt. uncountable
  3. Smitham. uncountable
  4. Zest, energy; pluck; sagacity; quickness of apprehension; gumption; spirit; mettle. Scotland,uncountable
    — “Don’t like the name, don’t like it. There’s no smeddum to it. Besides, it makes me think of my Aunt Jinny. She called her three girls Faith, Hope, and Charity. Faith didn’t believe in anything—Hope was a born pessimist—and Charity was a miser.[…]”
  5. Ore small enough to pass through the wire bottom of a sieve. Northern-England,UK,dialectal,uncountable
  6. A layer of clay or shale between two beds of coal. Northern-England,UK,dialectal,uncountable

词形变化

smitham alternative smithum alternative smiddum alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
smiddum-tails

词源

From earlier smitham, smytham, from Middle English smedma, from Old English smedma, smeodema, smedema (“fine flour, pollen meal, meal”).
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