Chum

·noun Chopped pieces of fish used as bait.

II. Chum ·vi To occupy a chamber with another; as, to chum together at college.

III. Chum ·noun A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and intimate friend.

chum
A chamber-fellow, particularly at the universities and in prison. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
chum
n. See new chum. ...

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