See Also: scallom(1)(dictionary)
scallom(2)(dictionary)

smidgen (iou) and scallom(1) (iou)


smidgen (iou)



smidgen noun. colloq. Orig. N. Amer. Also smidgin, smidgeon. M19.
[Origin uncertain: perh. from SMITCH. Cf. SMIDGE.]
A tiny amount; a very small person or thing.
Blactress He'll speak English with a smidgen of French and Italian. Listener A smidgin of foie gras about the size of a bee's knee.

scallom(1) (iou)



scallom noun. E20.
[Origin unkn.]
Basket-making. A stake or rod, of which a thin or spliced end is wound round another stake to form a base or frame of a basket; the method of weaving baskets in this manner.