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smeddum (iou)



smeddum noun. See also SMIDDUM.
[Old English smed(e)ma, of unkn. origin. Cf. SMITHAM.]
A fine powder, esp. fine flour or malt. obsolete exc. Hist. OE.
b. Mining. = SMITHAM 2. M18.
Spirit, go; mental or physical vigour. Scot. L18.