sammy

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adjective

sam·​my

ˈsamē

1

dialectal : clammy, sodden

2

dialectal : watery

sammy

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verb

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variants or sammie

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sammied; sammied; sammying or sammieing; sammies

transitive verb

: to moisten (leather) before staking : sam

intransitive verb

: to make rough-tanned leather evenly moist throughout

sammy

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noun

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plural -es

dialectal, England

: simpleton

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

perhaps alteration of English dialect sam half-cooked, moist

Verb

alteration of sam

Noun

from Sammy, nickname for Samuel

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