Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bubble in boiling.
- To rise; boil up; bubble.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb obsolete To roll; to spout; to boil up.
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- verb obsolete To
roll ; tospout ; to boil up.
Etymologies
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Examples
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[The word "walm" is always used in this construction.
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[Both words can be applied to meats.] give it a walm
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Marjorim, Sorrel, Sage; these being finely picked, bruise them with the back of a ladle, and a little before you dish up your boil'd meat, put them to your broth, and give them a walm or two.
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Violets, and a little Juice of Limon, and then let them have but one walm or two over the fire, stirring it well; then take it off; and when it is between hot and cold, put it up, and keep it.
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Verjuyce or Sack; give it a walm, and dish up your meat on sippets finely carved, or _French_ bread in slices, and broth it; then lay on your Colliflowers, Marrow, Carrots, and Gooseberries, Barberries or Grapes, and run it over with beaten Butter.
The accomplisht cook or, The art & mystery of cookery Robert May
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Otherways for change, being half boiled, chop some sweet Herbs and put to them, give them a walm, and serve them on sippets with scalded Goosberries, Barberries, Grapes, or Lemon.
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Sometimes for change put to them grated nutmeg, gravy, juyce of orange, and a little claret wine; and being fried as the former, give it a walm, run it over with beaten butter, and serve it up hot.
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Parsley, chopped small, put it in the broth, with some whole marigold flowers, and your whole chine of mutton give a walm or two, then dish it up on sippets and broth it.
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Otherways for change, being half boiled, put to them some sweet herbs chopped, give them a walm, and serve them on sippets with scalded gooseberies, barberries, grapes, or lemon.
The accomplisht cook or, The art & mystery of cookery Robert May
tbtabby commented on the word walm
Verb: To bubble up.
January 26, 2009