spoom en · NOUN
Etymology
Probably a variant of spume (“foam”).
Meanings
- A sorbet containing fruit juice
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spooms | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| spoon | alternative | lexicographic |
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spoom en · VERB
Etymology
Probably a variant of spume (“foam”).
Meanings
-
To sail briskly with the wind astern, with or without sails hoisted.
17th century: Samuel Pepys We might have spooned before the wind as well as they.
17th century: John Dryden When virtue spooms before a prosperous gale, / My heaving wishes help to fill the sail.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spooming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| spoomed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| spoomed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| spoon | alternative | lexicographic | |
| spooms | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |