STUM


Meaning of STUM in English

n. & v.

--n. unfermented grape-juice; must.

--v.tr. (stummed, stumming)

1. prevent from fermenting, or secure (wine) against further fermentation in a cask, by the use of sulphur etc.

2 renew the fermentation of (wine) by adding stum.

Etymology: Du. stommen (v.), stom (n.) f. stom (adj.) dumb

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.