Thesaurus: smeddum
smeddum (uncountable) Fine powder; flour. The powder or finest part of ground malt. (mining) Smitham. (Scotland) Zest, energy; pluck; sagacity; quickness of apprehension; gumption; spirit; mettle. (Britain dialectal, Nor…
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- smeddum (uncountable) Fine powder; flour. The powder or finest part of ground malt. (mining) Smitham. (Scotland) Zest, energy; pluck; sagacity; quickness of apprehension; gumption; spirit; mettle. (Britain dialectal, Northern England) Ore small enough to pass through the wire bottom of a sieve. (Britain dialectal, Northern England) A layer of clay or shale between two beds of coal.