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slumgum U.S.|ˈslʌmgʌm|
Also slum gum.
[f. slum n.2 + gum n.2]
The residual wax, propolis, and other impurities that remain when the honey and most of the wax are extracted from honeycombs by warming them.
1890Gleanings Bee Culture XVIII. 704/2 The cappings are laid on this perforated tin, and, when they melt, the wax and honey run through into the chamber below, leaving what Californians call the ‘slumgum’ on the tin above. 1917Rep. Iowa State Apiarist 36 A third of the weight of this slumgum is wax and should be saved. 1946R. A. Grout Hive & Honeybee xxii. 544 Slumgum is the material remaining after some rendering treatment has been performed on comb material. It may be more or less rich in beeswax and is usually dark brown or almost black in color. 1980Bee Craft LXII. 154/2 The water..had to heat to the extractor temperature and this allowed the dross or slum gum to coagulate on the under surface of the straining cloth. |