Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A kind of sandy and clayey earth.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun obsolete Mellow earth; mold.

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  • adj., without stones or grit (Desirable in oysters and spinach)

    July 9, 2008

  • clam soup in bars is never chessom enough

    May 17, 2009