Definition for SKIM

SKIM, n. [a different orthography of Scum; Fr. écume; It. schiuma; G. schaum; D. schuim; Dan. and Sw. skum; Ir. sgeimhim, to skim.]

Scum; the thick matter that forms on the surface of a liquor. [Little used.]

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