slumgumn.

/ˈslʌmɡʌm/

Forms: Also slum gum.

Etymology: < slum n.² + gum n.²

U.S.

The residual wax, propolis, and other impurities that remain when the honey and most of the wax are extracted from honeycombs by warming them.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > waxy materials > [noun] > melted or bleached beeswax > residue after extraction of

slumgum1890

1890 Gleanings 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.

1905 A. B. Comstock How to keep Bees 131 The Solar extractor..does not extract all the wax from the refuse which bears the graphic and euphonious name of ‘slumgum’.

1917 Rep. Iowa State Apiarist 36 A third of the weight of this slumgum is wax and should be saved.

1946 R. 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.

1980 Bee 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.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	slumgum
释义	slumgumn. /ˈslʌmɡʌm/ Forms: Also slum gum. Etymology: < slum n.² + gum n.² U.S. The residual wax, propolis, and other impurities that remain when the honey and most of the wax are extracted from honeycombs by warming them. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > waxy materials > [noun] > melted or bleached beeswax > residue after extraction of slumgum1890 1890 Gleanings 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. 1905 A. B. Comstock How to keep Bees 131 The Solar extractor..does not extract all the wax from the refuse which bears the graphic and euphonious name of ‘slumgum’. 1917 Rep. Iowa State Apiarist 36 A third of the weight of this slumgum is wax and should be saved. 1946 R. 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. 1980 Bee 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. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1890
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