~ 1
informal
■ noun a close friend.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ming , ~med )
1》 ( ~ up ) form a friendship with someone.
2》 Scottish accompany (someone) somewhere.
Derivatives
~mily adverb
~miness noun
~my adjective
Origin
C17: prob. short for chamber-fellow ; cf. comrade and crony .
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~ 2
chiefly N. Amer.
■ noun chopped fish and other material used as bait.
↘the remains of fish, especially after oil has been expressed.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ming , ~med ) fish using ~ as bait.
Origin
C19: of unknown origin.
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~ 3
■ noun ( plural same or ~s ) a large North Pacific salmon that is commercially important as a food fish. [ Oncorhynchus keta .]
Origin
early 20th cent.: from Chinook Jargon tzum (samun) , lit. 'spotted (salmon)'.