What is (a) The act of taking off scum. (b) That which is scummed off; skimmings; scum; -- used chiefly in the plural called?
scumming — (a) The act of taking off scum. (b) That which is scummed off; skimmings; scum; -- used chiefly in the plural. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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