smeddum
/ˈsmɛdəm/
noun
- Energy, spirit, or determination; the quality of being lively and resourceful.
- The team played with great smeddum and managed to win the match in the final minutes.
- The old farmer still had plenty of smeddum, working in the fields from dawn until dusk.
- She tackled every challenge with smeddum, never giving up even when things got tough.
- Fine powder or dust, especially from grinding or crushing.
- The carpenter's workshop had a layer of smeddum on every surface from sanding wood.
- He wiped the smeddum of stone dust from his goggles after cutting the granite.
- The mill was covered in a fine smeddum of flour after a long day of grinding wheat.
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