chum
noun
- dog salmon, a type of fish
noun
- friend
- chamber-fellow
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /t͡ʃuːm/ / /t͡ʃʌm/
name
Etymology: Borrowed from Czech.
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: From Russian чум (čum), from Komi-Zyrian чум (ćum) and/or Udmurt чум (ćum, “tent, shelter”).
- A temporary dwelling used by the nomadic Uralic reindeer herders of northwestern Siberia.
verb
Etymology: Originally American English, from the 1850s. Perhaps from Powhatan.
- To cast chum into the water to attract fish.
“He began to chum for sharks, using whale oil and chopped whale meat.”
“Small live baitfish are effective, and they will take bits of fresh cut fish when chummed strongly.”