chum | Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

Chum
·noun Chopped pieces of fish used as bait. II. Chum ·vi To occupy a chamber with another; as, to ch...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
chum
A chamber-fellow, particularly at the universities and in prison. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
chum
A chamber-mate; a term used in colleges.--Junius Etymologicon. We sometimes use it in the more exten...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
new chum
n. a new arrival, especially from theold country: generally used with more or less contempt; what i...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
old chum
n. Not in common use: the oppositeto a new chum. 1846. C. P. Hodgson, `Reminiscences of Australia,...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris