Hypertext Webster Gateway: "chum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chum \Chum\, n.
{New chum}, a recent immigrant. [Australia] Chupatty
\Chu*pat"ty\, n.; pl. {-ties}. [Hind. chap[=a]t[=i].]
A kind of griddlecake of unleavened bread, used among the
natives of India. [Anglo-Indian]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chum \Chum\, n. [Perh. a contraction fr. comrade or chamber
fellow: cf. also AS. cuma a comer, guest.]
A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and
intimate friend.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chum \Chum\, v. i. [imp. p. p. {Chummed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Chumming}.]
To occupy a chamber with another; as, to chum together at
college. [U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Chum \Chum\, n.
Chopped pieces of fish used as bait. [U. S.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
chum
n : a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their
activities [syn: {buddy}, {brother}, {crony}, {pal}, {sidekick}]
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