smeddum · noun — fine powder; flour.
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Etymology
From earlier smitham, smytham, from Middle English smedma, from Old English smedma, smeodema, smedema (“fine flour, pollen meal, meal”).
noun
- Fine powder; flour.
- The powder or finest part of ground malt.
- Smitham.
- Zest, energy; pluck; sagacity; quickness of apprehension; gumption; spirit; mettle.
- Ore small enough to pass through the wire bottom of a sieve.
- A layer of clay or shale between two beds of coal.
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