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smeddum

/ ˈsmɛdəm /

noun

  1. any fine powder
  2. spirit or mettle; vigour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of smeddum1

Old English smedema fine flour
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Example Sentences

It wasn't your father—he hasn't the smeddum of a flea—but he wouldn't send you to do what he dassn't do himself.

He'll want smeddum and manly discipline; that's the stuff to make the soldier.

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