stum

[ stuhm ]

noun

1. unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
2. wine in which increased fermentation has taken place because of the addition of stum.

verb (used with object)

, stummed, stum·ming.

1. to increase the fermentation of (wine) by adding stum.

stum

/ stʌm /

noun

1. a less common word for must 3
2. partly fermented wine added to fermented wine as a preservative

verb

1. to preserve (wine) by adding stum

Word History and Origins

Origin of stum¹

1650–60; < Dutch stom dumb, dull; compare French vin muet, German stummer Wein, in the same sense

Word History and Origins

Origin of stum¹

C17: from Dutch stom dumb; related to German stumm

Example Sentences

From the violent red of his nose and cheeks it could easily be seen that he had been making rather too free with the stum.

From Project Gutenberg

But mayhap thou wouldst first down a flitch of bacon and a tankard or so of stum?

From Project Gutenberg