Scumming

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scumming \Scum"ming\, n.
     (a) The act of taking off scum.
     (b) That which is scummed off; skimmings; scum; -- used
         chiefly in the plural.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scum \Scum\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scummed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Scumming}.]
     1. To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from
        the surface of; to skim.
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              You that scum the molten lead.        --Dryden &
                                                    Lee.
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     2. To sweep or range over the surface of. [Obs.]
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              Wandering up and down without certain seat, they
              lived by scumming those seas and shores as pirates.
                                                    --Milton.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scum
       n 1: worthless people [syn: {trash}]
       2: a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the
          surface of a liquid
       [also: {scumming}, {scummed}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scumming
       See {scum}