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▪ I. † ˈscummer, n. Obs.
Forms: 4 scummar, schumour, scomeoure, skumo(u)r, scomor, 4–6 scommer, skumer, 4–5, 7 scomer, 5 scowmar, scomur(e, scomour, scomowre, scommyr, schomore, scummour, scummowre, scwmure, skumoure, 5–6 skomer, 6 scommar, skomor, skwmmer, 6–7 skommer, skummer, 7 scumur, 8 scumer, 6–9 scummer.
[f. scum v. + -er1; in sense 1 after OF. escumoir (mod.F. écumoire), in sense 2 after escumeor (mod.F. écumeur) respectively instrumental noun and agent-noun to escumer to skim, f. escume: see scum n.]
1. A shallow ladle or sieve for removing scum or floating matter from the surface of a liquid.
1326Durham Acc. Rolls (Surtees) 15 In..uno schumour pro coquina, 12d. 1399Fabric Rolls York Minster (Surtees) 18, j scomor cum j podyngiren. 1487Paston Lett. III. 466 A ladill and a scomer of laton. 1582J. Hester Secr. Phiorav. iii. xxxiii. 48 Thereon will come a thinne skime, the whiche ye shall gather together with a Scummer. 1644Nye Gunnery i. (1647) 16 Be you ready, as scum shall rise, to take it away with a scummer. 1727Bradley's Fam. Dict. s.v. Conserve, You must suffer your Scummer or Spattle to drain. 1825J. Nicholson Oper. Mech. 360 Another large iron ladle pierced like a scummer.
2. One who scours the sea; a rover, pirate. [So F. écumeur de la mer.]
1375Barbour Bruce xiv. 375 Ane scummar [MS. E scowmar] of the se. 1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xv. civ. (1495) 526 The men of Norwey..ben stronge skumoures and see theues. 1585T. Washington tr. Nicholay's Voy. iv. xv. 130 Pirates, Coursaries, and Skummers of the sea.
3. One who gathers scum. Also fig.
1602Narcissus (1893) 440 That same youthe's the scummer of all skorne. 1653Urquhart Rabelais ii. xxx, Pope Boniface VIII. a scummer of pots.
▪ II. † ˈscummer, v. Obs. rare.
[f. scummer n.]
1. intr. To make a predatory raid.
1633Swed. Intelligencer iv. 121 Having again thus scummerd over the frontiers of Paderborn, he passes the river Weser.
2. trans. To scour, furbish up.
1679V. Alsop Melius Inq. Introd. 33 If some of the old superstitious Ceremonies (when well scraped and wiped) were left for decency,..why were not the rest scummer'd up, that the Worship might be more decent?
▪ III. scummer
variant of scumber. |