KJV Dictionary Definition: scum

scum

SCUM, n.

1. The extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the surface of liquors in boiling or fermentation, or which form on the surface by other means. The word is also applied to the scoria of metals.

2. The refuse; the recrement; that which is vile or worthless.

The great and the innocent are insulted by the scum and refuse of the people.

scummed

SCUM'MED, pp. Cleaned of scum; skimmed.

scumming

SCUM'MING, ppr. Clearing of scum; slimming.

scummings

SCUM'MINGS, n. The matter skimmed from boiling liquors; as the scummings of the boiling house.

Definitions from Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language, 1828.

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