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chum


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noun

Definition of CHUM

: animal or vegetable matter (as chopped fish or corn) thrown overboard to attract fish

Origin of CHUM

origin unknown
First Known Use: 1857

Other Hunting and Fishing Terms

covert, creel, flense, pitfall, seine, skulk, spoor, trawl

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