STUM


Meaning of STUM in English

I. ˈstəm transitive verb

( stummed ; stummed ; stumming ; stums )

Etymology: Dutch stommen, from stom, n.

archaic : to renew (wine) by mixing with must and reviving fermentation

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Dutch stom (approximate translation of French muet in vin muet stum), from stom, adjective, mute, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old Frisian stumm mute, Old High German stum mute, Old English stamerian to stammer

: unfermented or partly fermented grape juice ; especially : must in which fermentation has been artificially arrested

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