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squams

squams is the plural of squam.

Meaning of squam

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

Questions about squams

What is squams the plural of?
Squams is the plural of squam.

Words near squams in the dictionary

  1. squamous suture
  2. squamous sutures
  3. squamously
  4. squamousness
  5. squamozygomatic
  6. squams
  7. Squamscot
  8. Squamscott
  9. squamula
  10. squamulae
  11. squamulas

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