Lexicographical Neighbors of Spoomed
Literary usage of Spoomed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof by Sir George Thomas Staunton, Juan González de Mendoza (1854)
"... for to bring them out of that trouble (which is a 1 Incorrectly written
for "spoomed." To spoom a ship is to put her right before the wind. ..."
2. My Story of Samoan Methodism, Or, A Brief History of the Wesleyan Methodist by Martin Dyson (1875)
"The schooner was caught in a storm and was spoomed for several days. During a
whole week alarm and consternation reigned on board. ..."
3. Letter-writer's Vade-mecum and Dictionary Supplment: A Complete Handbook to by Robert D. Blackman (1908)
"... spoomed . 5 Spoon, spooning, spooned . 5 Sport, sporting, sported . . 4 Spot,
spotting, spotted . . 3 Spout, spouting, spouted . ..."
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