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begaums

begaums is the third-person singular simple present indicative of begaum.

Meaning of begaum

Verb

begaum (third-person singular simple present begaums, present participle begauming, simple past and past participle begaumed)

  1. (UK, US, dialectal, past, rare) To smear (with something sticky or messy).
    • Honest toil! The kind that bedews a guy's brow with honest sweat and also begaums it with what came from the crank case and off the axle; […]1926 January 2, Kennett Harris, “Onward and Upward Led”, in The Saturday Evening Post, volume 198, number 27, page 6

Questions about begaums

What is begaums the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Begaums is the third-person singular simple present indicative of begaum.

Words near begaums in the dictionary

  1. begaud
  2. begauded
  3. begaum
  4. begaumed
  5. begauming
  6. begaums
  7. begave
  8. begavolt
  9. begavolts
  10. begay
  11. begayed

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