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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III). Includes material from the 1976 supplement.
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†CUM, CUMB, COOM, KIM, n.3
1. "A tub, cistern, as 'a milk-cum or kim'; also, a large ladle for baling a boat" (w. and s.Sc. 1887 Jam.6 (all four forms)). Cf. Cummen.
2. The inverted conical flue of a mill-kiln (Abd. 1950).
[Prob. the same word as Eng. coomb, a brewing vat, 14th–17th cent., now found only in Chs. dial. (N.E.D. and E.D.D.), of uncertain origin. Cf. O.E. cumb, a vessel, a cup; or perhaps a small measure, 791–c.1000, and Du., Fris. kom, idem.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Cum n.3". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 6 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/cum_n3>
