lumb

/lˈʌm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

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noun

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

"Now, by this time, the ſun begins to leam, / An' litt the hill-heads, wi' his morning beam, / An' birds, and beaſts, and fouk to be aſteer, / And ſtreams o' reek frae lumb heads to appear; […]"

Variant spelling of Lum.

lumbs (plural)

from some come become dumb mum sum um drum cum thumb gum

Questions

How do you pronounce lumb?

The recorded pronunciation is /lˈʌm/.

What does lumb mean?

Alternative spelling of lum (“chimney”).

Where does lumb come from?

Variant spelling of Lum.

How to pronounce lumb

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