- gaum
- transitive verb Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1656 dialect smudge, smear
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
gaum
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gaum — gaum·less; gaum; … English syllables
gaum — 1. noun a) (British dialectal) attention, understanding Gje gaum! b) attention : Pay attention! Syn: åtgaum, merksemd … Wiktionary
gaum — I. ˈgȯm, ˈgäm noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English gome, from Old Norse gaum, gaumr; akin to Old English gīeme care, Old High German gouma attention, Old Norse geyma to keep, watch, heed, mind more at favor 1. dialect England : heed … Useful english dictionary
gaum|less — «GM lihs», adjective. British Dialect, without understanding; foolish … Useful english dictionary
gaum — /gawm, gahm/, v.t. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often fol. by up): My clothes were gaumed up from that axle grease. [1790 1800; also Brit. dial.; of uncert. orig.] * * * … Universalium
GAUM — General Automation (Business » NASDAQ Symbols) … Abbreviations dictionary
gaum — Yorkshire Dialect Understand … English dialects glossary
GAUM — abbr. General Automation NASDAQ … Dictionary of abbreviations
gaum — To stare vacantly or handle in a clumsy manner … Grandiloquent dictionary
gaum-like — … Useful english dictionary
