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squam

squam noun: an oilskin hat; a southwester.

Noun

squam (plural squams)

  1. (US) An oilskin hat; a southwester.
    • He raised his big hand to his squam hat. It lingered there and he removed the hat a little clumsily. She smiled again brightly. "Merry Christmas!" she cried. He smiled back, holding his squam hat in his hand, "Merry Christmas to ye, Miss," he answered gravely and she departed.1910, Frederick Ritchie Bechdolt, The Hard Rock Man, page 162

Forms of squam

pluralsquams

Origin of squam

Shortened from Annisquam, name of a village on the coast of Massachusetts.

Questions about squam

What does squam mean?
Squam means an oilskin hat; a southwester.
What part of speech is squam?
Squam is a noun.
What is the plural of squam?
The plural of squam is squams.

Words near squam in the dictionary

  1. squalor
  2. squalorajid
  3. squalorajids
  4. squalorous
  5. squalors
  6. squam
  7. squama
  8. squamaceous
  9. squamae
  10. squamal
  11. squamas

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