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Chum \Chum\, n.
New chum, a recent immigrant. [Australia] Chupatty
\Chu*pat"ty\, n.; pl. -ties. [Hind. chap[=a]t[=i].]
A kind of griddlecake of unleavened bread, used among the
natives of India. [Anglo-Indian]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
Chum \Chum\, n. [Perh. a contraction fr. comrade or chamber
fellow: cf. also AS. cuma a comer, guest.]
A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and
intimate friend.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
Chum \Chum\, v. i. [imp. p. p. Chummed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chumming.]
To occupy a chamber with another; as, to chum together at
college. [U. S.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
Chum \Chum\, n.
Chopped pieces of fish used as bait. [U. S.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
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