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Webster 1913 Edition


Stoom

Stoom

,
Verb.
T.
[D.
stommen
to adulterate, to drug (wine). √163. Cf.
Stum
.]
To stum.
[R.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Stoom

STOOM

,
Verb.
T.
To put bags of herbs or other ingredients into wine, to prevent fermentation. [Local.]

Definition 2024


stoom

stoom

English

Verb

stoom (third-person singular simple present stooms, present participle stooming, simple past and past participle stoomed)

  1. Alternative form of stum


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -oːm

Etymology

From Old Dutch *stōm, from Proto-Germanic *staumaz.

Noun

stoom m (uncountable)

  1. steam

Derived terms