skum

/S K AH0 M/

noun

1
Obsolete spelling of scum (“surface impurities”). [(uncountable) A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).]

verb

1
Obsolete spelling of scum (“remove surface impurities”). [To remove the layer of scum from (a liquid etc.).]

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